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b. 1948 - d. 2012

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      • BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, UNTITLED (ANCESTRAL FIRE), 2010
        Mar. 30, 2022

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, UNTITLED (ANCESTRAL FIRE), 2010

        Est: $3,000 - $4,000

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU (1948 - 2012) UNTITLED (ANCESTRAL FIRE), 2010 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 138.0 x 64.0 cm (irregular) bears inscription verso: artist's name and Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre cat. 3717Y and 05/10 YIRR and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK17601 PROVENANCE Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED Barrupu, Desert Mob Show, Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 10 September - 2 October 2010 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 14) This work is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Art Centre which states: ‘Previously Barrupu's art has been through the media of limited editions - works on paper. Her emergence as a painter has her bark perhaps the closest thing to the earliest works known of her clans sacred painting dating back to the early '40's and by her father Mungurrawuy and his brothers. They represent Ancestral Fire. The totemic significance of fire to the Yunupinu family of the Gumatj clan is paramount. It is said that the Gumatj clan language, Dhuwalandja, is itself the tongue of flame. This language, or tongue, like the flame, cuts through all artifice. It incinerates dishonesty leaving only the bones of the truth. In the initial interface between Yolnu sacred art and the Western art world an early decision was made on the Yolnu side to use figurative imagery to cover the miny'tji in paintings. This 'miny'tji' is the source and record of the sacred identity of the law and the land portrayed.’ © Barrupu Yunupingu, Buku-Larrngay Mulka Centre

        Deutscher and Hackett
      • BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
        Mar. 18, 2020

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU (1948 – 2012) GURTHA, 2012 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: bears inscription verso: Buku–Larrnggay Mulka Arts cat. 4279G bears inscription on aluminium brace verso: Alcaston Gallery cat. AK18591 DIMENSIONS: 197.0 x 59.0 cm (irregular) PROVENANCE: Buku–Larrnggay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory (label attached verso) Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne Maclean collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in May 2013 EXHIBITED: Barrupu Yunupingu: The Woman of Fire – A Tribute, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne, 4 – 28 June 2013, cat. 2 (illus. in exhibition catalogue and front page) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Buku–Larrnggay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala.

        Deutscher and Hackett
      • BARRUPU YUNUPINGU , (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012 , natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
        May. 25, 2016

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU , (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012 , natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU , (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012 , natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: bears inscription verso: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts cats 05-10 Yirr and 4039A together with a distressed Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts label DIMENSIONS: 106.0 x 47.0 cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (cat. AK 18632) The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane This work is accompanied by a certificate from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts which states in part: ‘The totemic significance of fire to the Yunipingu family of Gumatji clan is paramount. It is said that the Gumatj clan language, Dhuwalandja, is itself the tongue of flame. Cuts through all artifice. It incinerates dishonesty leaving only the bones of the truth. In the initial interface between Yolgnu sacred art and the Western art world an early decision was made on the Yolgnu side to use figurative imagery to cover the miny’tji in paintings. This miny’tji is the source and record of the sacred identity of the law and the land portrayed.’

        Deutscher and Hackett
      • BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
        May. 25, 2016

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

        Est: $2,500 - $3,500

        BARRUPU YUNUPINGU, (1948 – 2012), GURTHA, 2012, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artist’s name, Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts cat. 4285H and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK18588 DIMENSIONS: 162.0 x 71.0 cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane This work is accompanied by a certificate from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts which states: ‘The totemic significance of fire to the Yunupingu family of the Gumatj clan is paramount. It is said that the Gumatj clan language, Dhuwalandja, is itself the tongue of flame. This language, or tongue, like the flame, cuts through all artifice. It incinerates dishonestly leaving only the bones of the truth. In the initial interface between Yolngu sacred art and the Western art world an early decision was made on the Yolngu side to use figurative imagery to cover the miny’tji in paintings. This ‘miny’tji’ is the source and record of the sacred identity of the law and the land portrayed.’

        Deutscher and Hackett
      • Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48
        Aug. 16, 2014

        Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48

        Est: $100 - $200

        Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48 cm. Signed lower right, numbered 21/30 lower left.

        Barsby Auctions
      • Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48
        Jul. 19, 2014

        Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48

        Est: $150 - $300

        Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48 cm. Signed lower right, numbered 21/30 lower left.

        Barsby Auctions
      • Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48
        Jun. 21, 2014

        Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48

        Est: $200 - $400

        Barrupu Yunupingu Ganbulabula Screenprint. 70 x 48 cm. Signed lower right, numbered 21/30 lower left.

        Barsby Auctions
      • Barrupu Yunupingu (1948-2012)
        Mar. 24, 2013

        Barrupu Yunupingu (1948-2012)

        Est: £2,500 - £3,500

        Untitled (Ancestral Fire), 2010 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 143 x 82cm (56 5/16 x 32 5/16in).

        Bonhams
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