UNTITLED (TINGARI), 1981
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Willy Tjungurrayi
born c.1930
UNTITLED (TINGARI), 1981
synthetic polymer paint on linen
188.0 x 155.0 cm
inscribed verso:Willie Tjungurrayi [sic]
Estimate:
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 11 - 14 October 2009, Melbourne
Provenance
This painting was originally purchased at a fundraising auction 1981 and although it does not have a Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd consignment number, it has been verified by Papunya Tula that the work was originally commissioned by them.
Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Sydney
This painting is sold with a letter of verification from Utopia Art Sydney together with the original field notes in the hand of Andrew Crocker, the then co-ordinator for Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd
Exhibited
Papunya – Works from the 1980s, Utopia Art Sydney, 18 August – 8 September 2001