John Mosquito Tjapangati
(1922 - 2004)
NALYANAABAR, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen
75.5 x 50.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 391/96
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000
Sold:
$2,318 (inc. BP)
lot details
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs (stamped verso, cat. 2009)
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in October 1996
Exhibited
Paintings from Remote Communities: Indigenous Australian Art from the Laverty Collection, Sydney, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Zealand, 15 December 2007 – 24 February 2008; then touring to: Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales, 5 July – 31 August 2008
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, p. 131 (illus.)
Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 141 (illus.)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs
