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Lot 315: Eileen Yaritja Stevens (ca. 1915-2008). Wanaupi Tjukurpa, 2006

Est: $3,000 USD - $5,000 USD
BonhamsNew York, NY, USNovember 20, 2012

Item Overview

Description

38 by 42in (97 x 107cm)
Synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas
Artist's name and Tjungu Palya Catalog #TPEYS06381 on reverse side

Provenance:
Tjungu Palya, South Australia (Certificate Catalog #TPEYS06381)
Aboriginal & Pacific Art Gallery, Sydney
Private American Collection

The artist was a senior Pitjantjatjara artist (South Australia) whose work is defined by a vibrant palate imparting linear abstraction to her work.
The painting depicts mythological water snake men dreaming for Nyapari at a place called Piltati.
Eileen Stevens is represented in numerous public and private collections.

Artist or Maker

Auction Details

African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art

by
Bonhams
November 20, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US