Tjapaltjarri Warlimpirrnga Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Tjapaltjarri Warlimpirrnga Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 17, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Acrylic on linen., 93cm x 123cm
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2023. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Ozbid Auctions
Nov. 17, 2024
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, (c.1958-), Marrawa, 2023, Synthetic Polymer Paints on Linen, 80cm x 78cm
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (c.1958-) Marrawa, 2023 Synthetic Polymer Paints on Linen
Bargain Hunt Auctions
Oct. 27, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, (c1950 -), Tingari at Tarrku, acrylic on linen (ready to hang), 122 x 90 x 3 cm. (48.0 x 35.4 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (c1950 - ) Tingari at Tarrku acrylic on linen (ready to hang) signed verso, Mason Aust. certificate of authenticity, cat no. WTJ0311
Lawsons
Oct. 27, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN 1950), Marrawa 2004
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN 1950) Marrawa 2004 synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso: WARLIMPIRRINGA TJAPALTJARRI #WAT200402 84 x 84cm PROVENANCE Yanda Aboriginal Art, Melbourne (certificate of authenticity accompanies this lot) Private Collection, Melbourne © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2024
Gibson's
Sep. 29, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, (c1950 -), Tingari at Tarrku, acrylic on linen (ready to hang), 122 x 90 x 3 cm. (48.0 x 35.4 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (c1950 - ) Tingari at Tarrku acrylic on linen (ready to hang) signed verso, Mason Aust. certificate of authenticity, cat no. WTJ0311
Lawsons
Sep. 22, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI", "Tingari", Acrylic on linen., 93cm x 123cm
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI" "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2023. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Ozbid Auctions
Sep. 22, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Skateboard deck., 20cm x 79cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Skateboard deck. Hand painted in 2023.
Ozbid Auctions
Sep. 08, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Skateboard deck., 20cm x 78cm.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Skateboard deck. Hand painted in 2023.
Ozbid Auctions
Sep. 08, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Skateboard deck., 20cm x 79cm.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Skateboard deck. Hand painted in 2023.
Ozbid Auctions
Sep. 08, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Skateboard deck., 20cm x 79cm.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Skateboard deck. Hand painted in 2023.
Ozbid Auctions
Aug. 25, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Acrylic on Belgian linen., 91cm x 121cm
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Acrylic on Belgian linen. Painted in 2022. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Ozbid Auctions
Aug. 11, 2024
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Aboriginal (c.1957 -), Grandfather's Country, 2017, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 207cm x 152cm
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Aboriginal, (c.1957 - ) Grandfather's Country, 2017 Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Valuation for $44,000 conducted by Brenda Colahan, Dated 11th April 2018. Accompanied by 44 work in progress photos and 11 videos (stored digitally). Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Bargain Hunt Auctions
Aug. 11, 2024
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Aboriginal (c.1957 -), Grandfather's Country, 2017, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 207cm x 152cm
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Aboriginal, (c.1957 - ) Grandfather's Country, 2017 Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Valuation for $44,000 conducted by Brenda Colahan, Dated 11th April 2018. Accompanied by 29 work in progress photos and 4 videos (stored digitally). Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Bargain Hunt Auctions
Aug. 04, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI", "Tingari", Acrylic on linen., 93cm x 123cm
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI" "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2023. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Ozbid Auctions
Aug. 04, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari"", Acrylic on Belgian linen., 91cm x 121cm
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA WARLIMPIRRI TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari"" Acrylic on Belgian linen. Painted in 2022. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Ozbid Auctions
Jul. 18, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, (c1950 -), Tingari at Tarrku, acrylic on linen (ready to hang), 122 x 90 x 3 cm. (48.0 x 35.4 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (c1950 - ) Tingari at Tarrku acrylic on linen (ready to hang) signed verso, Mason Aust certificate of authenticity, cat no. WTJ0311
Lawsons
Jul. 07, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI, "Tingari", Acrylic on Belgian linen., 92cm x 119cm
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA "WARLIMPIRRI" TJAPALTJARRI "Tingari" Acrylic on Belgian linen. Painted 2021. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.
Ozbid Auctions
Apr. 23, 2024
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Kiwirrkurra (b.c. 1950's-), Tingari 2018, Acrylic on canvas
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Kiwirrkurra (b.c. 1950's-) Tingari 2018 Acrylic on canvas This painting comes with three digital images of the artist with the work.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Apr. 21, 2024
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1950), Water Dreaming at Marpurri, South of Lake Mackay 1996
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed with cat no. verso: Warlinpirrnga Tjapaltjarri / Papunya Tula Artists / WY960264 / ABOP430 91 x 122cm PROVENANCE Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne The Kelton Collection, USA Private Collection, Melbourne © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2024
Gibson's
Dec. 04, 2023
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Kiwirrkura (c. 1950's), Tingari, Acrylic on canvas
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
§ Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Kiwirrkura (c. 1950's) Tingari Acrylic on canvas Photos in digital format.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 29, 2023
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1950), Grandfather's Country 2017
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1950) Grandfather's Country 2017 synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso: WARLT-319x208-IAG200 312 x 208cm PROVENANCE Justin Turner, Sydney Art Index, Sydney Private Collection, Melbourne © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2023
Gibson's
Oct. 19, 2023
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born c.1960) (Language group: Pintupi) Water Dreaming at Marpurri, South of Lake Mackay, 1996 synthetic...
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born c.1960) (Language group: Pintupi) Water Dreaming at Marpurri, South of Lake Mackay, 1996 synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed verso with artist's name and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. WT960264 122.5 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne The Kelton Collection, United States of America OTHER NOTES: © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2023
Leonard Joel
Oct. 02, 2023
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Kiwirrkura (c. 1950's), Tingari, Acrylic on canvas
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
§ Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Kiwirrkura (c. 1950's) Tingari Acrylic on canvas Photos in digital format.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 31, 2023
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, Kiwirrkura (c. 1950's), Tingari, Acrylic on canvas
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
§ Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Kiwirrkura (c. 1950's) Tingari Acrylic on canvas
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 06, 2023
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, TINGARI AT MARAWA, 2002
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI born c.1959 TINGARI AT MARAWA, 2002 synthetic polymer paint on linen 182.0 cm x 152.5 cm 184.5 x 155.5 cm (frame) bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. WT0203219 PROVENANCE Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory Private collection, Tasmania Joel Fine Art, Melbourne, 3 June 2008, lot 53 (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: 'This painting depicts designs associated with the swamp and rockhole site of Marawa, to the west of Lake Mackay. The roundels represent soakage waters at the site and the squares are hills and mulga trees. In mythological times the Dingo Dreaming travelled from this site to Nyunmanu, south-east of the Kintore Community. This mythology forms part of the Tingari Cycle. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given. Generally, the Tingari are a group of mythical characters of the Dreaming who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These mythologies form part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.' © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery This work is in excellent, stable and original condition. Then work has been placed in a dark painted timber box frame.
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 06, 2023
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, UNTITLED, 2005
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI born c.1959 UNTITLED, 2005 synthetic polymer paint on linen 91.0 x 122.0 cm bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. WT0504237 PROVENANCE Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory Private collection, New South Wales © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery This work is in very good, stable and near original condition. There are very minor surface marks/abrasions to the extreme outside edge at the point where the canvas wraps around the stretcher to the top left and bottom right corners.
Deutscher and Hackett
Apr. 16, 2023
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1950), Grandfather's Country 2017
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1950) Grandfather's Country 2017 synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso: WARLT-319x208-IAG200 312 x 208cm PROVENANCE Justin Turner, Sydney Art Index, Sydney Private Collection, Melbourne © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2023
Gibson's
Apr. 04, 2023
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (circa 1959) Tingari, 2002
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (circa 1959) Tingari, 2002 inscribed with artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. verso synthetic polymer paint on linen 122.0 x 107.0cm (48 1/16 x 42 1/8in).
Bonhams
Oct. 11, 2022
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Tingari Site, 2002
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, he'd had no contact with European Australians, though he was aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts and Papunya. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. In 2016, his works featured in a solo exhibition at the renowned Studio 94 Gallery in New York. Like many other Western Desert paintings, the work is a topographical aerial view of ancestral lands. The Tingari beings arrived at this site west of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) from the west, travelling beneath the earth's surface to create the ridges and windswept sandhills that unfold, pulsating and radiating across the canvas. Waves of sand ridges and dunes are depicted by constructing a matrix of parallel meandering and zigzagging lines. These are the same as those incised into traditional ceremonial objects, including hair pins, boomerangs, and shields made by senior artisans amongst desert peoples.
Cooee Art
Oct. 11, 2022
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Maruwa, 2016
Est: $100,000 - $140,000
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, he'd had no contact with European Australians, though he was aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts Bluff and Papunya. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. In 2016, his works featured in a solo exhibition at the renowned Studio 94 Gallery in New York. Like many other Western Desert paintings, this work is a topographical aerial view of ancestral lands. The Tingari beings arrived at this site west of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) from the west, travelling beneath the earth's surface to create the ridges and windswept sandhills that unfold, pulsating and radiating across the canvas. Waves of sand ridges and dunes are depicted by constructing a matrix of parallel meandering and zigzagging lines. These are the same as those incised into traditional ceremonial objects, including hair pins, boomerangs, and shields made by senior artisans amongst desert peoples.
Cooee Art
Oct. 11, 2022
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Tingari - West Of Lake Mackay, 2000
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, he'd had no contact with European Australians, though he was aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts and Papunya. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. In 2016, his works featured in a solo exhibition at the renowned Studio 94 Gallery in New York. Like many other Western Desert paintings, the work is a topographical aerial view of ancestral lands. The Tingari beings arrived at this site west of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) from the west, travelling beneath the earth's surface to create the ridges and windswept sandhills that unfold, pulsating and radiating across the canvas. Waves of sand ridges and dunes are depicted by constructing a matrix of parallel meandering and zigzagging lines. These are the same as those incised into traditional ceremonial objects, including hair pins, boomerangs, and shields made by senior artisans amongst desert peoples.
Cooee Art
Jun. 13, 2022
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI. - (né en 1959)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI. (né en 1959) Tribu Pintubi. Tingari at Tumurunga, Décembre 2003. Acrylique sur toile. Acryl op doek. 150 x 90 cm Provenance / Herkomst : Collection privée, Belgique. Un certificat de la Mulgara Gallery sera remis à l’acquéreur.
Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles
Nov. 28, 2021
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, WALALA TJAPALTJARRI, THOMAS TJAPALTJARRI. "Tingari"
Est: -
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, WALALA TJAPALTJARRI, THOMAS TJAPALTJARRI. "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2015. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang. 140cm x 212cm
Ozbid Auctions
Jul. 04, 2021
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, WALALA TJAPALTJARRI, THOMAS TJAPALTJARRI. "Tingari"
Est: -
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, WALALA TJAPALTJARRI, THOMAS TJAPALTJARRI. "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2015. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang. 140cm x 212cm
Ozbid Auctions
Apr. 22, 2021
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (circa 1959) Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay), 2004
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (circa 1959) Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay), 2004 inscribed verso: 'Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri / Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd / WT0411012 / 183 x 122cm' synthetic polymer paint on linen 183.0 x 122.0cm (72 1/16 x 48 1/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Feb. 24, 2021
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born c.1958, Pintupi Language Group) Untitled 2002 synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born c.1958, Pintupi Language Group) Untitled 2002 synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso with artist's name and Papunya Tula cat. no. WT0201111 122 x 152.5cm PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs, Nothern Territory (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Oct. 20, 2020
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Wanampi Dreaming at Wikinkarra, 1996
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, they had had no contact with European Australians, though they were aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts Bluff and Papunya. They later returned to outstations closer to their homelands after the establishment of Kintore and Kiwirrkurra in the far reaches of the Western Desert. Warlimpirrnga commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. In this atypical work he depicts the Wanampi (Snake) Dreaming at the site of Wikinkarra (Lake Mackay). There is a rockhole situated in the centre of the lake where the snake lives. The snake ancestors travelled underground from Lake Mackay to Watanuma, Pinari and finally south-east to Ayers Rock (Uluru). The roundels depict the various sites the snakes visited on their journey to the west.
Cooee Art
Oct. 20, 2020
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Tingari, 1993
Est: $3,500 - $5,500
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, they had had no contact with European Australians, though they were aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts Bluff and Papunya. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. This painting depicts designs associated with the Tingari site of Wilkinkarra (lake Mackay). A group of Tingari women rested here before continuing their journey to Munga Munga. The Tingari Cycle is a secret song cycle sacred to initiated men and women. The Tingari are Dreamtime beings who travelled across the landscape performing ceremonies to create and shape the country. They gathered at these sites for Maliera (initiation) ceremonies. The sites take the form of, and are located at, significant rockholes, sand hills, sacred mountains and water soakages in the Western Desert. Tingari may be poetically interpreted as song-line paintings relating to the songs of the people and creation stories of places in Pintupi mythology.
Cooee Art
Oct. 20, 2020
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Fire Dreaming, 1996
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, they had had no contact with European Australians, though they were aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts Bluff and Papunya. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. This painting depicts the Fire Dreaming at the site of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). In mythological times two men were hunting for Kangaroos in the area. They lit a fire to flush out the Kangaroos.
Cooee Art
Oct. 20, 2020
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Tingari, 2006
Est: $18,000 - $28,000
Warlimpirrnga had been living west of Lake Mackay before his small family group walked into the Pintupi community of Kiwirrkurra, where their relatives lived, in 1984. Prior to that, they had had no contact with European Australians, though they were aware of their presence. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous 'Pintupi Patrols', forcing them to settle in Haasts and Papunya. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1987. The following year, he had his first solo exhibition at Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in Melbourne. Like many other Western Desert paintings, the work is a topographical aerial view of ancestral lands. The Tingari beings arrived at this site west of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay) from the west, travelling beneath the earth's surface to create the ridges and windswept sandhills that unfold pulsating and radiating across the canvas. Waves of sand ridges and dunes are depicted by constructing a matrix of parallel meandering and zigzagging lines. These are the same as those incised into traditional ceremonial objects, including hair pins, boomerangs, and shields made by senior artisans amongst desert peoples.
Cooee Art
Jul. 30, 2020
Warlimpirrnga, Walala and Thomas Tjapaltarri (c1958, c1960, c1964) - Tingari Cycle 153 x 200.5 cm (stretched and ready to hang)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Warlimpirrnga, Walala and Thomas Tjapaltarri (c1958, c1960, c1964) Tingari Cycle acrylic on canvas 153 x 200.5 cm (stretched and ready to hang) signed verso; accompanied by photos of the brothers painting the artwork
Lawsons
Jun. 15, 2020
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1958) Untitled 2001
Est: $800 - $1,200
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1958) Untitled 2001 synthetic plymer paint on canvas cat no. WT0102026 inscribed verso: WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI WT0102026 87 x 28cm PROVENANCE Tony Bond Aboriginal Art, Adelaide
Gibson's
Jun. 02, 2020
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born 1950) Watulka acrylic on canvas
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born 1950) Watulka acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with cat. no. 21205 168 x 184cm PROVENANCE: Kiwirrkura Aboriginal community Corroboree Exports, South Australia (accompanied by certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Brisbane
Leonard Joel
May. 05, 2020
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born c.1958, Pintupi language group) My Grandfather's Country synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI (born c.1958, Pintupi language group) My Grandfather's Country synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen inscribed verso with MK MK cat no.16718 122 x 122.5cm OTHER NOTES: © Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri/ Copyright Agency, 2020
Leonard Joel
Mar. 18, 2020
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, born c.1959, MARAWA, 2004, synthetic polymer paint on linen
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI born c.1959 MARAWA, 2004 synthetic polymer paint on linen SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. WT0410052 DIMENSIONS: 182.0 x 242.0 cm PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in April 2005 ESSAY: When Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri arrived in the settlement at Kiwirrkura (a remote community near the Pollock Hills in Western Australia) in 1984, having led his small family group out of the desert for the last time, he not only made international headlines as one of “the last uncontacted nomadic tribesmen of the world”, but was subsequently catapulted into a vastly different way of life. His Pintupi relatives had almost all been brought out of the Gibson Desert decades earlier by the infamous ‘Pintubi Patrols’, settling in Ikuntji and Papunya. The extended time Warlimpirrnga spent living a traditional way of life on remote lands west of Lake MacKay and his precocious attainment of the role of maparntjarra (healer) commanded instant respect amongst his relatives in Kiwirrkura and further afield. Notwithstanding these auspicious beginnings, Warlimpirrnga’s experience in joining the community and seeking out art materials to paint his tjukurrpa, were no different to that of his relatives Freddy West Tjakamarra or Yanyatjarri Tjakamarra, who some decades earlier had introduced the men’s stories of the Tingari to Western art audiences.1 Marawa, 2004, is a distinctive dichromatic painting of interlocking Tingari designs carefully mapped out in Warlimpirrnga’s subtly individual fine, shimmering meandering lines and stippled dots on an ochre and black ground. Pintupi men had a profound influence on the emergence of Western Desert art in Papunya from the early 1970s, with artists such as Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Uta Uta Tjangala and Antatjari Tjakamarra presenting their sacred stories of Tingari creation of the natural landscape and advocating for their people’s return to country (leading to the establishment of Kintore and Kiwirrkura). These songlines were gradually adapted from and reflected the potency of ritual sand drawings and incised objects. On the most literal level of interpretation, Marawa, like many other Western Desert paintings, is a “map”, a topographical aerial view of ancestral lands combined with a codified mnemonic system of symbols conveying the tjukurrpa and ceremonies associated with this site west of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). This tight and well-resolved composition is a painting referring this site of rockhole and soakage water from which Warlimpirrnga came, a vast land that he continues to roam to this day. Oral histories speak of the Tingari beings arriving at this site from the west, travelling beneath the earth’s surface to create the ridges and windswept sandhills that unfold across the canvas, pulsating and radiating beyond the physical limits of the rectilinear canvas. While Warlimpirrnga’s abstraction, similar to that of George Tjungurrayi, undoubtedly creates a range of rich optical effects, reminiscent of Western Modernist artworks, the cosmological power of his artworks surpasses their aesthetic and formal qualities. The partial revelation of certain elements of the artist’s tjukurrpa, keeping most hidden from the uninitiated, quietly commands recognition and respect of the persistence and beauty of aboriginal culture, the world’s oldest continual line, and the law that underpins it. Warlimpirrnga’s skill and confidence as a painter has led to global recognition of his work and its stories, with his paintings held in prestigious public collections and exhibited internationally alongside the best examples of contemporary art.
Deutscher and Hackett
Jan. 05, 2020
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION (WALALA, THOMAS, WARLIMPIRRNGA) "Tingari"
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION (WALALA, THOMAS, WARLIMPIRRNGA) "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2015. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang. 202cm x 159cm
Ozbid Auctions
Dec. 22, 2019
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION, (THOMAS, WALALA, WARLIMPIRRNGA) "Tingari"
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
TJAPALTJARRI BROTHERS COLLABORATION, (THOMAS, WALALA, WARLIMPIRRNGA) "Tingari" Acrylic on linen. Painted in 2015. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Artwork is stretched and ready to hang. 124cm x 212cm
Ozbid Auctions
May. 21, 2019
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI, UNTITLED, 2001
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI born c.1959 UNTITLED, 2001 synthetic polymer paint on linen SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. WT0103240 DIMENSIONS: 121.0 x 61.0 cm PROVENANCE: Painted at Kintore, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs Private collection, Tasmania, acquired from the above in 2001
Deutscher and Hackett