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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Aboriginal Art
• Sale Date:
  18 Mar 2020 ~ 7pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  70
• Lot Description:
  Ningura Napurrula
  (c.1938 – 2013)
  Rockholes At Wirrulnga, 2003
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  152.0 x 183.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. NN0301022
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs which states: ‘The roundels in this painting depict the rockholes at Wirrulnga, a site in a small rocky outcrop, east of the Kiwirrkurra Community. The sinuous lines in the centre represent the rocky hills with a creek running through the middle. A number of women camped here before continuing their travels east. Wirrulnga is associated with birth. A woman of the Napaltjarri kinship subsection gave birth at the site. The arcs are the sandhills surrounding the area.’
• Provenance:
  Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory; Ian Rogers Fine Art, Melbourne; Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in August 2005.
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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