Lot 97
Piltari 2006
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
inscribed verso with artist's name and Tjungu Palya cat. no. TPEYS06007
124.5 x 144cm
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
The Artist
Tjungu Palya, South Australia (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
"Wati kutjara munu minyma kutjara Tjukurpa (this is the creation story of the two men and the two women). Piltari rock-hole is close to Nyapari community. This is my husbands country. The two men are watersnakes. They are still here, at Piltarti. There is special inma (sacred ceremony) for this place"
As stated on Ninuku Artists certificate of authenticity
© Eileen Yaritja Stevens/Copyright Agency, 2024
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8755
6:00pm - 22 October 2024
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 18 - Sun 20 Oct, 10am - 4pm
Mon 21 Oct, by appointment
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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