WATER SITE AT PUNKILPIRRI, 1998

Important Fine Art + Indigenous Art
Melbourne
29 November 2017
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INYUWA NAMPITJINPA

(c.1922 – 1999)
WATER SITE AT PUNKILPIRRI, 1998

synthetic polymer paint on linen

91.0 x 91.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. IN981219

Estimate: 
$5,000 – 7,000
Sold for $13,420 (inc. BP) in Auction 52 - 29 November 2017, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1998
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Arts.

Exhibited

Genesis and Genius: The Art of Papunya Tula Artists, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 August – 12 November 2000

Literature

Perkins, H. and Fink, H. (eds.), Genesis and Genius: The Art of Papunya Tula Artists, Art Gallery of New South Wales in association with Papunya Tula Artists, Sydney, pp. 137 (illus.), 281