NUNTJUN, IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, 1995

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
18 May 2011
80

FRED TJAKAMARRA

(c.1926 - 2006)
NUNTJUN, IN THE GREAT SANDY DESERT, 1995

synthetic polymer paint on linen

91.5 x 61.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 710/95

Estimate: 
$4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 20 - 18 May 2011, Melbourne
Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection, New South Wales

Literature

Cowan, J., Balgo, New Directions, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1999, p. 49 (illus.)

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: This is the artist's father country. We see a series of creeks bounded by hills. Fred is a senior laymen who understands the myths of his country.