Water story, c.1972 - 74

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
25 March 2026
72

Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa

born c.1928
Water story, c.1972 - 74

synthetic polymer paint on canvas board

61.0 x 45.5 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name and title

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Provenance

Painted at Papunya, Northern Territory, c.1973 - 74
Margaret Carnegie collection, Victoria
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne (labels attached verso)
Museum Art International, Adelaide
The John W. Kluge Collection, USA, acquired in 1995
Thence by descent
Private collection, USA
Sotheby's, Sydney, 13 May 2014, lot 54
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

A Myriad of Dreaming: Twentieth Century Aboriginal Art, Lauraine Diggins Gallery, Melbourne, 18 September - 1 October 1989, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, 4 - 22 October 1989 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 62)