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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Aboriginal Art from the Luczo Family Collection, USA
• Sale Date:
  19 Oct 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  35
• Lot Description:
  George Tjungurrayi
  born c.1943
  Kirrimalunya, 2009
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  181.5 x 243.5 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. GT0902014
• Provenance:
  Painted at Kintore in 2009; Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs; Harvey Art Projects, Ketchum, Idaho, USA; The Luczo Family Collection, USA
• Exhibited:
  Papunya Tula Artists: Masters of the Western Desert, Harvey Art Projects, Ketchum, Idaho, USA, 25 December 2013 – 10 February 2014, (illus. in exhibition catalogue and inside back cover)
• Notes:
  This painting is accompanied by a certificate from Papunya Tula Artists that states in part: ‘The design in this painting depicts the claypan site of Kirrimalunya, north of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). In ancestral times two Ngangkari (Aboriginal healers) were camped at this site. The two were only young boys, but often this healing power is given to Ngangkaris by the time they are young teenagers. This ancestral story forms part of the Tingari Cycle [...].These ancestral stories form part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.’
• Estimate:
  A$50,000 - 70,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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