MAMULTJULKUNGA, 1999

Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
26 March 2014
111

GEORGE TJUNGURRAYI

born c.1943
MAMULTJULKUNGA, 1999

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

246.0 x 121.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. GT9901127

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 34 - 26 March 2014, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne (stamped verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states in part: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the claypan and soakage water site of Mamultjulkunga, north-west of Lake Mackay. Two Tingari men, one of the Tjapaltjarri kinship subsection and one of the Tjangala kinship subsection, made camp at this site.'