UNTITLED, 2012

Important Aboriginal Works of Art
Melbourne
25 May 2016
117

TJALA WOMEN'S COLLABORATIVE

UNTITLED, 2012

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122.0 x 300.0 cm

bears inscription verso: Tjala Arts cat. 552-12

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $19,520 (inc. BP) in Auction 43 - 25 May 2016, Melbourne
Provenance

Tjala Arts, Amata, South Australia (cat. 316-13)
Marshall Arts, Adelaide
The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane

Literature

Tjala Arts, Nganampa Kampatjangka Unngu: Behind the Canvas: The Lives and Stories of the Tjala Artists, Wakefield Press, Adelaide, 2015 p. 262 (illus.)

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate from Tjala Arts which states: ‘The women at Tjala Arts community have painted this canvas together in support and memory of their friend and family member, who recently came home to spend his last days on Country in Amata. Each woman’s hand is discernible, however the painting comes together seamlessly as a beautiful celebration of shared Country seen through the eyes of the painters.’