Lot 130: JOHN MOSQUITO TJAPANGARTI , CIRCA 1922 -2004 TJINTJAMATJU Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Bear's artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 605/91 on the reverse Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

100 by 50 cm

Hogarth Galleries, Sydney 1991

Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 1991
Warlayirti Artists , Balgo Hills
Hogarth Galleries, Sydney
The Sam Barry Collection
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26 - 27 July 2004, lot 77
Private collection

This painting is sold with an accompanying certificate from Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills that reads in part: 'Artist's Country. Local myths tell of how in the time of the Dreaming fire-lights fell out of the sky and started a big bush-fire here. Eventually of the country was burned up and nothing could grow. Today this is marked by a large, salty claypan.

Three old men were here to witness these events and where they died there are now three rocks. Big Law is associated with these matters and the artist is chief custodian for this Law.'