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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Fine Art + Aboriginal Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2015 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  200
• Lot Description:
  Boxer Milner Tjampitjin
  (c.1934 – 2009)
  Purkutji (Sturt Creek), 2002
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  150.0 x 75.0 cm
  inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 824/02
• Provenance:
  Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Private collection; Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 25 May 2004, lot 117; Private collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: ‘Purkitji is the Tjaru name for Sturt Creek, north of Balgo. This is important country for Boxer, and the central vertical line depicts the main channel of Purkitji. The smaller hook shapes are the many, small tributaries that run into Purkitji. The main horizontal channel in the painting shows the river flowing from Carranya Station.’
• Estimate:
  A$6,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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