Alice Nampitjinpa
(born 1945)
TALI AT TALAALPI, 2000
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
87.0 x 116.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, date, size, Ikuntji Women’s Centre cat. IK00AN170
Estimate:
$5,000 - $7,000
lot details
Alice Nampitjinpa (born 1945)
TALI AT TALAALPI, 2000
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
87.0 x 116.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, date, size, Ikuntji Women’s Centre cat. IK00AN170
Provenance
Ikuntji Women's Centre, Haasts Bluff
Private collection, Adelaide
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Ikuntji Women's Centre which states: 'Talaalpi is a swamp a little bit to the east of Walungurru near Kintore in the Northern Territory. Here the artist has painted the Tali or Sandhills which surround the swamp at Talaalpi. This is one of the stories from the artist's dreaming Tjukurrpa.'