UNTITLED (TRAVELS OF THE TINGARI), 2002
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JOHN JOHN BENNETT TJAPANGATI
(c.1930 – 2002)
UNTITLED (TRAVELS OF THE TINGARI), 2002
synthetic polymer paint on linen
181.0 x 151.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. JJ0206098
Estimate:
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $7,320 (inc. BP) in Auction 45 - 19 October 2016, Melbourne
Provenance
Painted at Kintore in 2002
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
AP Bond Gallery, Adelaide
The Luczo Family Collection, USA
Catalogue text
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists that states: ‘This painting depicts the travels of a large group of Tingari men from Tjukula, north to Pirmal and then east to the important ceremonial cave site of Mitukatjirri, south-east of the Kintore community. They then continued through Kintore and further north-west to Pinari.’