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• Auction House:
  Bonhams Australia
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  04 Apr 2023 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  85
• Lot Description:
  Eileen Yaritja Stevens
  (circa 1919-2009)
  Nyapari, 2007
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  135.5 x 200.0cm (53 3/8 x 78 3/4in).
  inscribed verso: 'TPEYS07496 Eileen Yaritja Stevens Nyapari 2007 Tjungu Palya'
• Provenance:
  Tjungu Palya, Nyapari Community, Northern Territory (cat.TPEYS07496); Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne; Private collection, Sydney
• Notes:
  This painting is accompanied by Tjunga Palya documentation that reads: 'Wati kutjara nyinanyi (two men are sitting). Kunkunpa (sleeping). They were painting inside the cave. When they work up they were looking for two women. The eldest is called Wanyinta and the younger Alartjatjarra. The two brothers are really wanampi (snakes men). The women had travelled a long way, east of Yalata. The men were searching everywhere for them. Tjukurpa pulkana mulapa. (This is very important true story). This rockhole is close up to Nyapari.'
• Estimate:
  A$6,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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