Murtiyarru Sunfly Tjampitjin

Lot 190: SUNFLY TJAMPITJIN (CIRCA 1916 - 1996) - Liltjin, 1989

Name: SUNFLY TJAMPITJIN (CIRCA 1916 - 1996) - Liltjin, 1989
Brand: Lawsons
SKU: h396qy8j86

Est: $30,000 AUD - $40,000 AUDSold:

LawsonsAnnandale, AustraliaNovember 22, 2006

Item Overview

Description

SUNFLY TJAMPITJIN (CIRCA 1916 - 1996)
Liltjin, 1989
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
86 x 121 cm

Provenance: Warlayirti Artists: Cat. no. 236/89 Private Collection, Tas Sold with a copy of art centre documentation Born in the Alec Ross ranges north west of Lake Mackay in the early 1920's, Sunfly Tjampitjin was a revered, and very senior, lawman when he began painting at Yaga Yaga, 120 km in to the sand dunes south of the Balgo community. Liltjin lies near Lake Mackay. The salt lakes depicted only have water after rains when the creeks flow. In the Dreaming story for the area people lived in the holes. This is an important area for men's ceremonies where young men were brought for initiation. The painting was exhibited in the very first exhibition of Balgo Hills artists at Gabrielle Pizzi Gallery.

Artist or Maker

Murtiyarru Sunfly Tjampitjin

Auction Details

Fine Aboriginal Art

Lawsons

November 22, 2006, 06:30 PM EST

1A The Crescent, Annandale, NSW, 2038, AU

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