Imelda Yukenbarri Gugaman
(born 1954)
WINPURPURLA, 2011
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
120.0 x 80.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 106/11
Estimate:
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold:
$4,295 (inc. BP)
© Imelda Yukenbarri Guagam/Copyright Agency 2024
lot details
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Company collection, Melbourne, acquired 2011
Exhibited
WaterMark – the Signature of Life: Aboriginal Art Masterpieces in Hong Kong, The Space, Hong Kong, 6 – 8 September 2012 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
WaterMark – the Signature of Life: A Collection of Aboriginal Masterpieces, The Arts House, Singapore, 21 November 2014 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 8)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:
‘Imelda has depicted her mother’s country south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country here is named Winpurpurla after a tjurrni (soakwater). Winpurpurla is an inta (living water) place so it always has good water. Women travel to Winpurpurla to collect a variety of seeds including lukarrari which is ground to make damper as well as kumpupatja (bush tomato) and karnti (bush potato). Imelda is the first child born to Lucy Yukenbarri.’

