PURKUTJI (STURT CREEK), 2002
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BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN
(c.1934 – 2009)
PURKUTJI (STURT CREEK), 2002
synthetic polymer paint on linen
150.0 x 75.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 824/02
Estimate:
$6,000 – 8,000
Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection
Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 25 May 2004, lot 117
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: ‘Purkitji is the Tjaru name for Sturt Creek, north of Balgo. This is important country for Boxer, and the central vertical line depicts the main channel of Purkitji. The smaller hook shapes are the many, small tributaries that run into Purkitji. The main horizontal channel in the painting shows the river flowing from Carranya Station.’