Helicopter Tjungurrayi
(born c.1946)
NINYMIYI, NEAR JUPITER WELL, GREAT SANDY DESERT, W.A, 1995
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
90.5 x 60.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 640/95
Estimate:
$2,500 - $3,500
Sold:
$2,945 (inc. BP)
© Helicopter Tjungurrayi/Copyright Agency 2022
lot details
Helicopter Tjungurrayi (born c.1946)
NINYMIYI, NEAR JUPITER WELL, GREAT SANDY DESERT, W.A, 1995
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
90.5 x 60.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 640/95
Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia
The Laverty Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1996
Literature
Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 141 (illus.)
This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and near original condition.
There is a 2.5 cm surface abrasion on the top right edge, which is old, stable and not visually distracting.