Elizabeth Nyumi Nungurrayi
(1947 - 2019)
PARWALLA, 2003
synthetic polymer paint on linen
120.0 x 79.5 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size, Warlayirti Artists cat. 841/03
Estimate:
$8,000 - $12,000
Sold:
$8,400 (inc. BP)
lot details
Elizabeth Nyumi Nungurrayi (1947 - 2019)
PARWALLA, 2003
synthetic polymer paint on linen
120.0 x 79.5 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size, Warlayirti Artists cat. 841/03
Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection, United States of America
Exhibited
Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings from Australia, The Michael C Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 15 December 2009—27 June 2010
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists that reads in part: 'This painting depicts the country of Elizabeth's father. This country is known as Parwalla is located far to the south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert. The landscape of this area is dominated by tali or sand dunes.'