THE CLAYPAN SITE OF MUYINGA, 2005

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
4 April 2012
63

MARTIN TJAMPITJINPA

(1963 - 2007)
THE CLAYPAN SITE OF MUYINGA, 2005

synthetic polymer paint on linen

167.5 x 60.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. MT0512065

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,760 (inc. BP) in Auction 24 - 4 April 2012, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states in part: 'The roundels in this painting represent the claypans at the site of Muyinga, slightly west of the Kintore Community. In mythological times a group of Tingari men camped at this site as they travelled towards the west, eventually passing through Ngurrapulangu, Umari and Wala Wala. The lines depict the tali (sandhills) that surround the sites.'