Lot 93: CHRISTINE YUKENBARRI NAKAMARRA, born 1977, WINPURPURLA, 2005, synthetic polymer paint on linen

CHRISTINE YUKENBARRI NAKAMARRA, born 1977, WINPURPURLA, 2005, synthetic polymer paint on linen

SIGNED:
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size, Warlayirti Artists cat. 415/05 and Gallery Gondwana cat. 9127CY

DIMENSIONS:
149.0 x 74.5 cm

PROVENANCE:
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs
Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
The Luczo Family Collection, USA

ESSAY:
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists that states: ‘Christine has painted some of her mother’s country, south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is named Winpurpurla after the tjurnnu (soak-water) depicted as the central circle in the painting. Winpurpurla is an inta or ‘living water’ place so it always has good water. Women often travel to Winpurpurla to collect a variety of seeds including lukarrari which is ground to make damper and kumpupatja (bush tomato). The definite lines in the painting represent the tali (sand hills) that dominate this country.’