TINGARI MEN AT YARUYARU, 2003

Aboriginal Art from the Luczo Family Collection
Melbourne
19 October 2016
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RAY JAMES TJANGALA

born c.1958
TINGARI MEN AT YARUYARU, 2003

synthetic polymer paint on linen

181.0 x 151.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. RJ0303173

Estimate: 
$8,000 – 12,000
Sold for $4,880 (inc. BP) in Auction 45 - 19 October 2016, Melbourne
Provenance

Painted at Kiwirrkura in 2003
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Indonesia
Joel Fine Art, Melbourne, 5 June 2007, lot 72
The Luczo Family Collection, USA

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists that states: ‘This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Yaruyaru. In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men camped at this site before continuing their travels further north to Pinari. At this same time there was a group of women camping in the bush nearby.’