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Lot #23 - Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula

  • Auction House:
    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Sale Name:
    Timed Auction | Selected Indigenous Art Including Works From The Collection Of Grant Smith
  • Sale Date:
    31 Aug 2021 ~ 7pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    23
  • 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
  • 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).’ 
  • Estimate:
    A$600 - 800
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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