UNTITLED, 2006

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
18 May 2011
120

MYRA COOK

born 1932
UNTITLED, 2006

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

101.5 x 100.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warakurna Artists cat. 919-06

Estimate: 
$3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,880 (inc. BP) in Auction 20 - 18 May 2011, Melbourne
Provenance

Warakurna Artists, Western Australia
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warakurna Artists which states: 'Myra Cook was born at a special place called Kartjinguku, a creek situated near Warakurna. This painting depicts a story about a Warnambi who travelled from Tjumunjarra rockhole near Lirrun. Hewent over the country travelling to a spring rockhole on the other side of the range. He meet warnambi people. Nothing more can be said about this story.'