Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (circa 1943-2001) Untitled
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (circa 1942-2001)
Untitled (Eagle Dreaming at Tjaru)
bears artist's name, dimensions, and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number RT940626 on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on linen
181 x 151cm
Sold for AU$ 10,200 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    Painted at Kintore in 1994
    Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
    Superannuation Fund of William Nuttall and Annette Reeves

    This painting is sold with accompanying Papunya Tula Artists documentation that reads in part: 'This painting depicts designs associated with an Eagle Dreaming at a swamp site called Tjaru, north of Ngurapalangu in the area west of Kintore. The Dreamtime Eagle was said to have taken a joey or baby kangaroo, and transported it to his nest up in a tree. Ancestral beings poked at the nest with spears and eventually the joey was released.'

Category: Fine Art / Aboriginal Art


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