Charlie Wartuma (Tarawa) Tjungurrayi
circa 1921-1999
CEREMONIAL DREAMING (1972)
Estimate † $60,000 – $80,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNE CHASE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Charlie Wartuma (Tarawa) Tjungurrayi
circa 1921-1999
CEREMONIAL DREAMING (1972)
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
61 X 45.7CM
- Lot Sold $60,000 (Hammer Price)
- $73,200 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Painted at Papunya, Northern Territory
Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs (stock 19075)
The Anne Chase Collection, United States of America
Exhibited
Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art The Ian Potter Centre: NGV at Federation Square, 30 September 2011 - 12 February 2012; Musee du quai Branly, Paris, 9 October 2012 - 20 January 2013
Literature
Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon, Papunya, A Place Made After the Story: The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2004, p.409, painting 369
Judith Ryan and Philip Batty, Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2011, p. 218 (illustrated)
Judith Ryan and Philip Batty, Aux Sources de la Peinture: Aborigene, Musee du quai Branly, Paris, 2012
D’Lan DavidsonHead Aboriginal Art |
Geoffrey SmithChairman Aboriginal Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Aboriginal Art |
Dr David HansenSenior Researcher | Specialist Aboriginal Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Aboriginal Art |
Harley YoungFacilities & Operations Manager | Aboriginal Art |
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28 May 2013 |
Melbourne
6:30 PM