Helen Curtis
(born 1973)
CAVE HILL, 2013
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150.0 x 120.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, date and Tjungu Palya Artists cat. 13259
Estimate:
$1,800 - $2,500
Sold:
$2,684 (inc. BP)
lot details
Helen Curtis (born 1973)
CAVE HILL, 2013
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150.0 x 120.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, date and Tjungu Palya Artists cat. 13259
Provenance
Tjungu Palya Artists, Nyapari, South Australia
Outstation Gallery, Darwin
The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane
This work is accompanied by a certificate from Tjungu Palya Artists which states: ‘This is kapi tjukula (the deep rockholes) and karu (the creek lines) in my country Cave Hill. This is a sacred place for the Seven Sisters Dreaming. Minyma tjuta (the sisters) are sitting inside the cave, hiding from the cheeky man, Wati Nyiru. This country is form my father.’