Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi, Michelle Possum Nungurrayi circa 1932-2002, born 1967, born 1970 ANMATJERRE DREAMINGS

Painted at Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi's house in Victoria in 1995
Private collection

The painting appears in very good condition overall with no repairs or restoration.
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This painting is sold with accompanying photograph of Clifford Possum with the artwork as well as descriptive notes by Milanka J. Sullivan, and a comprehensive diagram drawn by Frank Mosmeri, with annotated descriptions outlining the ten various Dreamings depicted in the painting. The documentation bears the number CGM/EJM95001 and describes the story depicted. It reads in part: 'In this painting the artists portray a vibrant Anmatjerre desert landscape; filled with a host of varying motifs associated to native bushfood and sacred "Dreaming" sites, located in the artists' home country and around the Tanami and Simpson Desert in Central Australia.'