Untitled (Yidaki)
natural earth pigments on Yidaki carved by Djalu Gurruwiwi
150cm (height)
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory cat. no. 4058B (accompanied by the original cataloguing tag and a letter dated May 2022 pertaining to the artwork's attribution and authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
"Acclaimed for her extraordinary gift of mark-making and storytelling, Ms N. Yunupingu (1945-2021) was one of the most celebrated and influential Aboriginal Australian artists. Her art practice remains independent of bark painting traditions that she inherited from the Yirrkala region/Yolngu people of Arnhem Land where she lived. Her figurative and abstract works unleash a unique set of personal narrative paintings revolving around her own experiences." (excerpt, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery)
© Courtesy of The Estate of Nyapanyapa Yunupingu and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 2026
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8822
6:00pm - 6 October 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Friday 2 - Sunday 4 October, 11am - 5pm, 2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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