Lot 86
Kulkabi 1992
synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist's name and Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 577/92
100 x 50cm
Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 June 2002, lot 155
Gallery Savah, Sydney
"Nancy is one of the traditional owners of this area and it is her Dreaming country. The area is named after a Kutajayi tree (iron tree) as a large specimen in that place has been visited for many generations. Nearby is a soakhole where as the painting shows with people digging to get to the water."
As stated on a copy of the Warlayirti Artists certificate of authenticity.
© Nancy Naninurra/Copyright Agency, 2025
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8795
6:00pm - 21 October 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
SYD: Highlight lot 13
Fri 10 - Sun 12 Oct, 10am - 4pm, The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
MEL: Fri 17 Oct - Sun 19 Oct, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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