TJARLINYU ROCKHOLE IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, WA, 1999

Important Australian Indigenous Art - 22 March 2023 | Melbourne

Lot 67

Lucy Yukenbarri Napanangka

(1934 - 2003)

TJARLINYU ROCKHOLE IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, WA, 1999

synthetic polymer paint on linen

150.5 x 75.5 cm

Estimate:

$3,000 – $4,000

Lot sold: $8,591 (inc. BP)

Lot Details

Description

Lucy Yukenbarri Napanangka

(1934 - 2003)

TJARLINYU ROCKHOLE IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, WA, 1999

synthetic polymer paint on linen

150.5 x 75.5 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, size, Warlayirti Artists cat. 141/99 and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK5066

Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1999

Exhibited

Tjurrnu - Living Water, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, 1999, cat. 7 (label attached verso)

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:

'We see Tjarlinyu Rockhole in the centre of the painting. This is a place with permanent water in Lucy's traditional country. The rockhole is lined with Pamarr (stone country). This was an important traditional camping place. It is also the Tjukurrpa (dreaming) place of the Warturnuma, the winged form of termites.'