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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  The Laverty Collection Part III
• Sale Date:
  05 Apr 2017 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  95
• Lot Description:
  Lucy Yukenbarri Napanangka
  (1934 – 2003)
  Puturr, 1991
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  100.0 x 75.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 562/91
• Provenance:
  Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 25 July 2005, lot 97; The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney
• References:
  Watson. C., Piercing the Ground, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, 2003, pl. 10, p. 139 (illus.) ; Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, p. 139 (illus.)
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills that states: ‘Artist’s Country. The two main waterholes in this area are shown and the artist would camp near these with her family when she was younger. There are some caves in a rocky outcrop nearby and these have a special significance for the artist and her family. The women go out to collect food from the surrounding bush each day. The area is dominated by rows of sandhills.’
• Estimate:
  A$6,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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