Lot 47: JOHN JOHN BENNETT TJAPANGATI, (c.1930 – 2002), UNTITLED (TRAVELS OF THE TINGARI), 2002, synthetic polymer paint on linen

JOHN JOHN BENNETT TJAPANGATI, (c.1930 – 2002), UNTITLED (TRAVELS OF THE TINGARI), 2002, synthetic polymer paint on linen

SIGNED:
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. JJ0206098

DIMENSIONS:
181.0 x 151.0 cm

PROVENANCE:
Painted at Kintore in 2002
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
AP Bond Gallery, Adelaide
The Luczo Family Collection, USA

ESSAY:
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists that states: ‘This painting depicts the travels of a large group of Tingari men from Tjukula, north to Pirmal and then east to the important ceremonial cave site of Mitukatjirri, south-east of the Kintore community. They then continued through Kintore and further north-west to Pinari.’