Lot 67

The work is in overall good condition consistent with age. All markings and textures appear inherent with artist's style, technique and medium and are likely from the time of creation.


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Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu, Mount Liebig (Yamunturrngu), Northern Territory (accompanied by the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Adelaide

"Lilly was born in Haast's Bluff about 1948. She came to a newly established settlement of Papunya in the early 1960's as a young girl and remained in the settlement for many years before moving to Mt Liebig in the early 1980's where she
now resides with her husband, Norman Kelly, who also paints. She has three children and several grandchildren. Lilly began painting in the early 1980's and is a regular contributor for Watiyawanu Artists. Her fine and delicate work reflects the movement of the wind blowing the sandhills and the desert grasses. In 1986 she won the Northern Territory Art Award."

As stated on the Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu certificate of authenticity

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