WIRRPI (NEAR LAKE MACDONALD), 1997
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YALA YALA GIBBS TJUNGURRAYI
(c.1928 - 1998)
WIRRPI (NEAR LAKE MACDONALD), 1997
synthetic polymer paint on linen
152.5 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY970854
Estimate:
$18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $14,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 June 2002, lot 198
Private collection, United States of America
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Wirrpi on the southern side of Lake Macdonald. In mythological times, a large group of Tingari men came to this site from the south. They went underground at Wirrpi where they remained living.'