Paji Honeychild Yankarr
(1914 - 2004)
YARRNYIRLI, 1994
synthetic polymer paint on paper
75.0 x 105.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Mangkaja Arts cat. WP 128/94
Estimate:
$1,800 - $2,500
Sold:
$2,196 (inc. BP)
lot details
Paji Honeychild Yankarr (1914 - 2004)
YARRNYIRLI, 1994
synthetic polymer paint on paper
75.0 x 105.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Mangkaja Arts cat. WP 128/94
Provenance
Mangkaja Arts, Fitzroy Crossing
Durack Gallery, Broome
The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in September 1998
This work is accompanied by notes from Mangkaja Arts, Fitzroy Crossing that states: ‘This is my country in the Great Sandy Desert. This place is called yarrnyili. There is living water here. The jila (permanent waterhole) is surrounded by high jilji (sandhills).’