UNTITLED (TINGARI), 1981

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
14 October 2009
105

Willy Tjungurrayi

born c.1930
UNTITLED (TINGARI), 1981

synthetic polymer paint on linen

188.0 x 155.0 cm

inscribed verso:Willie Tjungurrayi [sic]

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 11 - 14 October 2009, Melbourne
Provenance

This painting was originally purchased at a fundraising auction 1981 and although it does not have a Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd consignment number, it has been verified by Papunya Tula that the work was originally commissioned by them.
Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Sydney

This painting is sold with a letter of verification from Utopia Art Sydney together with the original field notes in the hand of Andrew Crocker, the then co-ordinator for Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd

Exhibited

Papunya – Works from the 1980s, Utopia Art Sydney, 18 August – 8 September 2001