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Wimmitji Tjapangati circa 1925-2000 ARTIST'S COUNTRY
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 AUD
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Description
- Wimmitji Tjapangati
- ARTIST'S COUNTRY
bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 250/91 on the reverse
- synthetic polymer paint on canvas
- 100 BY 76CM
Provenance
Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 1991
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection
Sotheby's, Fine Contemporary and Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28 November 1995, lot 601
The Thompson Marecaux Collection of Balgo Paintings
Condition
The painting appears in very good condition overall with no visible repairs or restorations. Housed in a contemporary white wooden box frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Cf. For a similar example depicting the same subject see The Artist's Country, 1989, in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia in Wally Caruana, Aboriginal Art, World of Art Series, London and New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003, p.156, pl.134, illus; and Marrangu, 1991, in the Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, in A. Brody (ed.), Stories: Eleven Aboriginal Artists, Sydney: Craftsman House, 1997, p.60, illus.
This painting is sold with an accompanying Warlayirti Artists certificate with an annotated diagram and description of the story depicted that reads: 'Artist's Country. The painting shows an area where the artist spent his early years and which is associated with Tingari activities in the Dreamtime. Tjitji Kutjarra or 2 Children are believed to have camped here and there is an area nearby for women only which is believed to have been formed by a woman's tears. "Maparn" or healing powers are contained in some rocks found here also'.
This painting is sold with an accompanying Warlayirti Artists certificate with an annotated diagram and description of the story depicted that reads: 'Artist's Country. The painting shows an area where the artist spent his early years and which is associated with Tingari activities in the Dreamtime. Tjitji Kutjarra or 2 Children are believed to have camped here and there is an area nearby for women only which is believed to have been formed by a woman's tears. "Maparn" or healing powers are contained in some rocks found here also'.