Lot 4052

The Artist, assisted by his wife Dorcas Bennett and daughters Maisie and Delilah Shepherd, painted at Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, Western Australia
Warakurna Artists, Western Australia (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Marshall Arts, Adelaide
Private collection, Perth

"Ivan Shepherd was born near Lapaku between the Rawlinson Ranges and Lake Christopher in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Western Australia. He is a senior man and lives in Warakurna with his family. This painting is about the Wati Kutjarra (two men). The Wati Kutjarra were travelling around. They were looking at Warakurna from on top of the hill but didn't camp there. They then travelled all the way to Lake Christopher, a very big salt lake. We took the Native Title people to Lake Christopher. The two men they decided to stop at Lake Christopher. They left a firestick in the middle of the salt lake near a soak. There is an ochre tree not far from the soak. Assisted by his wife Dorcas Bennett and daughters Maisie and Delilah Shepherd."

As stated on a copy of the Warakurna Artists certificate of authenticity

© Ivan Shepherd/Copyright Agency, 2025