Riley Major Tjangala
Tingari Events at Piltati
Auction Closed
May 23, 09:01 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Riley Major Tjangala
Born circa 1948
Tingari Events at Piltati, 1986
Bears Papunya Tula catalogue number RM861148 on the reverse
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
72 in x 72 in (183 cm x 183 cm)
Painted for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs (catalogue number RM861148)
The Holmes à Court Collection
Sotheby's, Sydney, Aboriginal & Tribal Art, November 29, 1997, lot 116
The Estate of Eve Norton McGlashan
Geraldton Art Gallery, Geraldton, Central Australian Paintings from the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, April - May 1988
According to the original documentation, the subject of this painting concerns four snakes, who, in the Dreamtime, emerged from a spring at Piltati, a site south-west of Papunya in Central Australia. Piltati is represented by the middle roundel.
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