George Tjangala
circa 1926-1990
MEN AND WOMEN AT SNAKE CEREMONY (1971)
Estimate $18,000 – $25,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ANTHONY & BEVERLY KNIGHT COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
George Tjangala
circa 1926-1990
MEN AND WOMEN AT SNAKE CEREMONY (1971)
natural earth pigments and bondcrete on composition board
45 X 35CM
- Lot Sold $28,000 (Hammer Price)
- $34,160 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Painted at Papunya, Northern Territory (Nov-Dec 1971)
Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs (stock 9028)
Pat Hogan, Northern Territory
The Anthony & Beverly Knight Collection, Melbourne
Exhibited
Wailbri & Pintupi Art, Gallery 67, Festival of Perth, March 1973
Literature
Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon, Papunya - A Place Made after the Story: The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement, Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2004, p.338 (iilustrated)
D’Lan DavidsonHead Aboriginal Art |
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AU0777 |
28 May 2013 |
Melbourne
6:30 PM