Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri
(born 1950)
PUKARATJINA, 2004
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
122.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. JJ0408236
lot details
Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri (born 1950)
PUKARATJINA, 2004
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
122.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. JJ0408236
Provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists, which states in part: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the soakage site of Pukaratjina, west of the Kiwirrkura community. There is a small red ochre pit at this site. In mythological times a group of Tingari Men camped at this site before travelling east to Tarkul, north of Mount Webb.'