MOORUN NEAR LAKE MACKAY: SANDHILLS DURING FLOODED SUMMER RAINS, 1993

Important Australian Indigenous Art

Melbourne

26 March 2025

MURTIYARRU SUNFLY TJAMPITJIN

(c.1916 - 1996)

MOORUN NEAR LAKE MACKAY: SANDHILLS DURING FLOODED SUMMER RAINS, 1993

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

89.5 x 59.5 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 426/93

Estimate:

$15,000 – $20,000

Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 81 - 26 March 2025, Melbourne

Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
James and Wendy Cowan Collection, New South Wales
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 24 March 2010, lot 71
Private collection, Melbourne

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:

'Sunfly has painted a story about his country. He has shown the sand hills during the flooding summer rains. These seasonal rains bring a flush of new grass which attracts the marla (wallaby) which is hunted for food.'

Deutscher and Hackett