- 70
George Tjungurrayi born circa 1945
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- George Tjungurrayi
- Snake Dreaming at Mululuangulngy
- Bears artists name, size and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number GT970408 on the reverse
- Synthetic polymer paint on linen
- 183cm by 53cm
Provenance
Painted at Kintore in March 1997 for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
Private collection
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 20 October 2008, Lot 107
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
Private collection
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 20 October 2008, Lot 107
Exhibited
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, George Tjungurrayi: Recent Paintings, 1998, cat. no.15
Condition
Unframed. Minor scuffing to small areas of edges where the canvas meets the stretcher. No repairs or restoration. Painting appears in excellent condition overall.
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"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., Tingari Dreaming, 1986, in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in Hetti Perkins and Hannah Fink, Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2000, p.121, for a closely related large scale painting using a similar palette.
George Tjungurrayi developed the extraordinary, graphically minimal renditions of country associated with The Tingari Ancestors around 1996, and this work comes from the first Melbourne exhibition in which he showed this new style of painting. The field of narrow parallel lines, which “warp” towards the opposite edges of the canvas relate to designs engraved on shields in the Western Desert, as well as to a conceptualisation of the physical appearance of the country around Lake Mackay with its parallel ridges of sand dunes.