UNTITLED, 1987

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
26 March 2025
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MICK NAMARARI TJAPALTJARRI

(c.1926 - 1998)
UNTITLED, 1987

synthetic polymer paint on linen

121.5 x 182.5 cm

bears inscription verso: Papunya Tula Artists cat. MN871234

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 81 - 26 March 2025, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1987

Related works

For detailed analysis and several illustrations of related paintings depicting the artist’s Kangaroo Dreaming see O' Halloran, A. B., The Master of Marnpi, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Pintupi man and award-winning Papunya Tula Artist, Sydney, 2018, pp. 181 – 187

This painting was originally sold with an accompanying certificate that stated:

‘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.’