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Lot 434: BOB DINGLE TJAPANANGKA BORN CIRCA 1934 TILGAR 1989 119 by 85 cm Synthetic polymer paint on canvas Bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 595/89 on the reverse Provenance: Painted in 1989 at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills), for

Est: $4,000 AUD - $6,000 AUD
Sotheby'sMelbourne, AustraliaJuly 26, 2004

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BOB DINGLE TJAPANANGKA BORN CIRCA 1934 TILGAR 1989 119 by 85 cm Synthetic polymer paint on canvas Bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 595/89 on the reverse Provenance: Painted in 1989 at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills), for Warlayirti Artists The Sam Barry Collection Accompanying documentation reads in part: 'Artist's Country. This painting concerns Maku or witchetty Grub Dreaming which passes through this area. The tracks of the grubs are seen radiating out of the central area, which is a spring or 'living water' as people describe it locally. The people's digging-sticks are seen, as are the trees in which the grubs are found.'

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July 26, 2004, 06:30 PM GMT

926 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, ACT, 3143, AU