Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi (c.1928 - 1998)

WIRRPI (NEAR LAKE MACDONALD), 1997

synthetic polymer paint on linen

152.5 x 122.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY970854

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Private collection
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 June 2002, lot 198
Private collection, United States of America

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the site of Wirrpi on the southern side of Lake Macdonald. In mythological times, a large group of Tingari men came to this site from the south. They went underground at Wirrpi where they remained living.'