Lot 84: UTA UTA TJANGALA (CIRCA 1926 - 1990) - Katata-nya-Two Men Sleeping, 1972

Name: UTA UTA TJANGALA (CIRCA 1926 - 1990) - Katata-nya-Two Men Sleeping, 1972
Brand: Lawsons
SKU: pzgeuzje0m

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

LawsonsAnnandale, AustraliaNovember 22, 2006

Item Overview

Description

UTA UTA TJANGALA (CIRCA 1926 - 1990)
Katata-nya-Two Men Sleeping, 1972
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
90 x 13 cm

Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by Peter Fannin in 1992 Private Collection, SA schema verso The schematic diagram drawn on the back of this lovely early board by western desert art movement founder Uta Uta Tjangala, reveals the image to be an example of second order stylisation in that it represents both a map of the place where an old man camped, and the old man himself. The meandering line is both water and the outline of the old man's body. It borders sites that are camps and waterholes as well as the old man's navel. Sites at either end of the painting are his eyes as he rests his head on pillows. He lies in the space between a series of rocks indicated by the scalloped edges.

Artist or Maker

Uta Uta Tjangala

Auction Details

Fine Aboriginal Art

Lawsons

November 22, 2006, 06:30 PM EST

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

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