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Modern + Contemporary Fine Art - 15 October 2024 - 22 October 2024  | 

Lot 13
Helicopter Tjungurrayi
born c.1946
TJURNU, 2011

synthetic polymer paint on linen

120.0 x 80.0 cm



Estimate:
$6,000 – $8,000




Lot Details

Description

Helicopter Tjungurrayi
born c.1946
TJURNU, 2011

synthetic polymer paint on linen

120.0 x 80.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 466/11

Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2011

Exhibited

WaterMark – the Signature of Life: Aboriginal Art Masterpieces in Hong Kong, The Space, Hong Kong, 6 – 8 September 2012 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
WaterMark – the Signature of Life: A Collection of Aboriginal Masterpieces
, The Arts House, Singapore, 21 November 2014 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 8)


This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:
'Helicopter has painted some of his country located far to the south of Balgo. This is the country where Helicopter was born and spent his formative years. The central circles of the painting represent a number of watersources. These tjurrnu (soakwater) are named from left to right Wangkartu, Ngakalpa and Karrulyar and are places Helicopter would visit as a young man. The country here is dominated by tali (sand hills) as represented by the parallel lines in the painting.'