Lot #23 - Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Timed Auction | Selected Indigenous Art Including Works From The Collection Of Grant Smith
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Sale Date:31 Aug 2021 ~ 7pm (AEST)
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Lot #:23
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Lot Description:Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula
(c.1930 - 2016)
Tilunga, 2008
synthetic polymer paint on linen
62.0 x 52.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. JY0807222 -
Provenance:Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs; Grant Smith collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2008
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Notes:This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists that states in part: ‘This painting depicts designs associated with Tilunga, a rockhole site east of the Kintore community. The roundel in this painting depicts the rockhole at the site. In ancestral times a large group of Tingari men came to this site from the east on their travels toward Wilkinkarra (Lake MacKay).’
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Estimate:A$600 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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