Anatjari Tjakamarra
(1930 - 1992)
MEN’S CEREMONY, 1971
synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board
45.0 x 46.0 cm
annotated diagram attached verso
Estimate:
$50,000 - $70,000
Sold:
$60,000 (inc. BP)
lot details
Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon, Papunya
Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, purchased in September 1999
Exhibited
The Bardon Collection – Early Papunya Paintings, Gabriella Roy, Cremorne Point, Sydney, date uncertain, cat. 2
A Century of Collecting 1901-2001, curated by Nick Waterlow, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 29 March – 28 April 2001
Literature
Bardon, G., and Bardon, J., Papunya: A Place Made After the Story – The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2004, painting 354, p. 398 (illus.)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
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