KANPARRKA (CENTIPEDE STORY), 1996

Important Aboriginal Works of Art
Melbourne
25 May 2016
141

YALA YALA GIBBS TJUNGURRAYI

(c.1928 – 1998)
KANPARRKA (CENTIPEDE STORY), 1996

synthetic polymer paint on linen

45.5 x 90.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY961045

Estimate: 
$3,000 – 4,000
Sold for $5,124 (inc. BP) in Auction 43 - 25 May 2016, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Sydney
Sotheby's, Sydney, 29 July 2003, lot 276
Private collection, United States of America

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: This painting depicts designs associated with the Kanparrka (Centipede) Dreaming at the site of Yulpirita, south of Kaakuratintja (Lake MacDonald). There is a large rockhole at this place which is situated between sand dunes'.