Lot 41
Untitled 2003
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
inscribed verso with artist's name and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. KB0305024
91.5 x 121cm
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs (accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
"This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Kunkunya, south of Lake MacDonald. The circles represent rockholes and the arced line work, symbolises the sandhills surrounding the area. A group of women gathered at this site to perform the dances and sing the songs associated with the area. They later travelled north to Kintore."
As stated on the Papunya Tula Artists certificate of authenticity
© Katarra Butler Napaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2023
Indigenous Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8694
6:00pm - 28 August 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 August, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Lucy Foster
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