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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  98
• Lot Description:
  Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri
  (1926 – 1998)
  Untitled (Site Of Marnpi), 1992
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  132.0 x 58.5 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN920533
• Provenance:
  Papunya Tula Artists ; Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney (label verso); Private Collection; Bonhams, Sydney, 28 June 2011, lot 74; Private Collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  The original Papunya Tula Artists certificates stated in part: ‘The roundel at the centre of the painting depicts a small rockhole in the centre of a salt lake at the site of Marnpi to the south east of the Kintore community. The background designer represents the sandhill country which surrounds the site. Marnpi is the artist’s birthplace but his family moved from when he was a small boy.’
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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