Lot 28

Work is in very good condition with some paint imperfections seen on the surface. Framed, with overall size measuring 122 x 48cm. (LEONARD JOEL DELIVERY SIZE LARGE)


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Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Melbourne (accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne

"Born near the site of Lararra, east of the Tjukurla in Western Australia, the artist shares the same father as Yala Yala Gibs and Willy Tjungurrayi. George made first contact with Europeans via a welfare patrol lead by Jeremy Long and Nosepeg Tjupurrula at a rockhole site south of Kiwirrkura. After moving to Papunya he worked as a fencer and a butcher in the Papunya kitchen. George Ward Tjungurrayi is the winner of the prestigious Wynne Landscape prize in 2004.

"This painting relates to the story of an old woman who travelled to the Tingari site of Kunjara, a rockhole west of Kaaturatintja or Lake MacDonald. She approached the site from the west after digging for goannas and gathering other bush food nearby." - Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art