UNTITLED, 2002

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
26 March 2024
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ELIZABETH MARKS NAKAMARRA

born 1959
UNTITLED, 2002

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.0 x 122.0 cm

bears incription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. EM0209082

Estimate: 
$5,000 – $7,000
Sold for $6,136 (inc. BP) in Auction 77 - 26 March 2024, Melbourne
Provenance

Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Palya Art, Darwin, Northern Territory (cat. C-0684)
Collection of James Smeaton, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2002

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'In this painting the artist has painted designs associated with the rockhole site of Kalipinpa, a major water dreaming place, north of Sandy Blight Junction.
The lines are the rocky outcrops and sandhills in the vicinity of the site.
A group of women gathered at the rockhole to perform the dances and sing the songs associated with the area.'