Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri
(c.1920 - 2008)
ROCKHOLES AND SANDHILLS NEAR THE OLGAS, 2007
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
121.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, title, size, Watiyawanu Artists cat. 97/06104
Estimate:
$12,000 - $15,000
Sold:
$19,200 (inc. BP)
lot details
Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri (c.1920 - 2008)
ROCKHOLES AND SANDHILLS NEAR THE OLGAS, 2007
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
121.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, title, size, Watiyawanu Artists cat. 97/06104
Provenance
Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrungu, Haasts Bluff
APS Bendi Lango Art Exhibition, Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane, 2007
Private collection, Brisbane
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Watiyawanu Artists which reads in part: 'Predominately… his work tells the story of the rockholes near Pirupa Alkla (rockholes near the Olgas and Uluru) and the journey to Areyonga and Haasts Bluff. Whiskey is a very traditional man with an extremely jovial personality and the bright colours in his work have been said to reflect the character of this man.'