Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
(c.1928 - 1998)
ROCK HOLE SITE OF WAYUTA, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91.5 x 91.5 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY960782
Estimate:
$7,000 - $10,000
lot details
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Framed – The Darwin Gallery, Darwin (label attached verso)
Private collection, Northern Territory
Shapiro, Sydney, 8 May 2002, lot 262
Private collection, United States of America
Related Works
For other examples of the artist's late black and white works, see, Perkins, H. and Fink, H. (eds.), Papunya Tula, Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000, pp. 129, 131; and for early examples see pp. 50, 52-54
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the rock hole site of Wayuta, west of Lake Macdonald. In mythological times a large group of Tingari men made camp at this site before heading south-west to Wampintjinna. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given.'