Anatjari Tjampitjinpa (circa 1927-1999)
Untitled (Tjulnya Dreaming)
bears artist's name and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number AT870393 on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on linen
76 x 51cm
bears artist's name and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number AT870393 on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on linen
76 x 51cm
Sold for
AU$ 3,660
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Painted at Kiwirrkura in 1987
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Ebes Collection, Melbourne
LITERATURE:
Hank Ebes (ed.), Nangara: the australian aboriginal art exhibition from the Ebes collection, Melbourne: The Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, 1996, vol 1, p.58, cat. no.149; vol 2, cat. no.149 (illus.).
EXHIBITED:
Nangara: the australian aboriginal art exhibition from the Ebes collection, Stichting Sint-jan, Brugge, Belgium, March 9 - June 23, 1996, cat. no.149
This painting is sold with an accompanying Papunya Tula Artists certificate that reads: 'This painting depicts the Snake Dreaming at the site of Mingalwalli. This is a large rockhole place to the west of Kiwirrkura community. The sinuous lines throughout the work represent the path of travel of the Snake Ancestors and the design at either side shows the hills surrounding Mingalwalli'.
Category: Fine Art / Aboriginal Art
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