Lappi Lappi 2004
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
inscribed verso with artist's name and Warlayirti Aboriginal Artists Corporation cat. no. 345/04
120 x 80cm
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Warlayirti Aboriginal Artists Corporation, Western Australia (accompanied by the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
"Fred has painted some of his country which is south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. The country depicted here is known as Lappi Lappi and features a series of tjurrnu (soakwaters), between some of these tjurrnu are warran (claypans). The country is shown during the peak of the wet season with the rivers in full flood."
As stated on the Warlayirti Artists certificate of authenticity
© Fred Tjakamarra/Copyright Agency, 2026
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8806
6:00pm - 17 March 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 March, 11am - 5pm
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