Lot 62: John Kipara Tjakamarra 1931-2003 OLD MAN'S STORY synthetic polymer paint on composition board

Name: John Kipara Tjakamarra 1931-2003 OLD MAN'S STORY synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: c2f6943976

Est: $8,000 AUD - $12,000 AUDSold:

Sotheby'sMelbourne, AustraliaJuly 20, 2009

Item Overview

Description

bears faint Stuart Art Centre catalogue number 19246 and Aboriginal Arts and Crafts serial number 1001267 on the reverse synthetic polymer paint on composition board

Dimensions

67.5 by 56.5cm

Artist or Maker

John Kipara Tjakamarra

Provenance

Painted at Papunya in 1972
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, Alice Springs
Private collection, acquired from the above in 1977

Notes

Cf. For a similar painting by the artist with the same palette see R. Benjamin et al, Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya, New York: Cornell University Press, 2009, p.131, cat.no.29.

Auction Details

Aboriginal Art

Sotheby's

July 20, 2009, 12:00 AM GMT

926 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, ACT, 3143, AU

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