George Tjungurrayi (born c.1943)

MAMULTJULKUNGA, 1999

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

246.0 x 121.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. GT9901127

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne (gallery stamp verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 26 March 2014, lot 111
Private collection, Melbourne

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states in part:

‘This painting depicts designs associated with the claypan and soakage water site of Mamultjulkunga, north–west of Lake Mackay. Two Tingari men, one of the Tjapaltjarri kinship subsection and one of the Tjangala kinship subsection, made camp at this site.’