Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Art
Watukarrinya
Auction Closed
May 23, 09:01 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri
circa 1926-1998
Watukarrinya, 1991
Bears Papunya Tula catalogue number MN910204 on the reverse
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
47 ⅝ in x 47 ¼ in (121 cm x 120 cm)
Painted at Kintore for Papunya Tula Artists, February 1991, catalogue number MN910204
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
Estate of Eve Norton McGlashan, acquired from the above
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, April - May 1991 [the artist's first solo exhibition]
This painting is sold with the Papunya Tula documentation and reads:
"The Two Kangaroo Dreaming at the site of Watukarrinya, to the south east of the Kintore Community, is depicted in this painting. The roundel is a rockhole at the site. The straight lines are a windbreak and the rectangular shapes show where the kangaroos slept. Because of the secret nature of the ceremonies associated with this site, the artist did not give any further detail."
Cf. For detailed analysis and several illustrations of related paintings depicting the artists Kangaroo Dreaming see Alec B O' Halloran, The Master of Marnpi, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Pintupi man and award-winning Papunya Tula Artist, Sydney, 2018, pp. 181-187