Helicopter Tjungurrayi (born c.1946)

UNTITLED, 2004

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

180.0 x 81.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat.1107/04

Warlayirti Artist, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (cat. AK11484)
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2006

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: ‘Helicopter has painted some of his country located far to the south of Balgo. This is the country where Helicopter was born and where he spent his formative years. The central circle of the painting is a tjurrnu (soakwater) named Wangkartu. The majority of the painting depicts the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country.’