Boxer Milner Tjampitjin (c.1934 - 2009)

Pitilarkayi, 1997

synthetic polymer paint on linen

90.0 x 60.0 cm
93.0 x 63.0 cm (frame)

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 485/97 

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia
Private collection, Melbourne
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:
‘Boxer has painted an important Tjukurrpa (dreamtime) place, where water bubbles up from a spring. The water is hot and dirty and is sometimes referred to as “blood water”. The water flows all around and finds its way into the Sturt Creek.’