Attributed to Nym Djimungurr,

Namarrkon Lightning Spirit circa 1965

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

82 x 28cm (32.2 x 11 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Dorothy Bennett Collection The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands Aboriginal Art - Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby's, London, June 10, 2015, lot 27 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Diidja Unknown,

Namorrordo Spirits of the Shooting Star 1966

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

94 x 54cm (37 x 21.2 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Lance Bennett, acquired from the artist at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi), 1966 The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands Aboriginal Art - Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby's, London, June 10, 2015, lot 21 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Djurrubiga Unknown,

Hunter Spearing Kangaroo 1966

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

118 x 65cm (46.5 x 25.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi), Northern Territory Lance Bennett, acquired from the artist in 1966 The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands Aboriginal Art – Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby’s, London, 10 June 2015, lot 31 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Australie: het land en de mensen, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands, 6 October 2005 – 27 August 2006; Gyeonggi Provincial Museum, Yongin, South Korea, 18 October 2006 – 25 February 2007

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JIMMY KERINAUIA,

Tapara circa 1958

earth pigments on carved ironwood

47.5cm (18.75 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist Dorothy Bennett Collection, acquired from Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, no. 59 , Sydney, acquired from the above by private sale Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 9 July 2001, lot 29 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Deaf Tommy Mungatopi,

Pukumani Tutini 1970

earth pigments on carved ironwood

220 x 25cm (86.6 x 9.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, commissioned by Jim Wallace of South Australia during the 1960s , New Zealand Sunday Art Auction, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 21 June 2009, lot 127 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

LITERATURE

Judith Ryan AM, ed., Tiwi: Art & Artists, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2020, p. 125 (illus.)

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Attributed to Tom Djawa,

Model canoe (lippa lippa_ circa 1962

earth pigments on bark, wood, cane and fibre string

25 x 121 x 33cm (9.8 x 47.6 x 13 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist , Sydney Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 2004, lot 15 , Melbourne Australian & International Art, Gibson's, Melbourne, 27 October 2024, lot 155 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 18,000

USD 11,500

AVAILABLE

Jacob Unknown,

Wanjina Makes Yams Grow up 1954

crayon on rice paper

50 x 36 cm (19.7 x 14.2 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Wotjalum, Western Australia Collected by Joseph Birdsell, UCLA Physical Anthropologist, in the Kimberley Region at Wotjalum mission, July 1954 Thence by descent The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands Aboriginal Art – Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby’s, London, 10 June 2015, lot 49 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Brook Andrew – Theme Park, Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art (AAMU), Utrecht, The Netherlands 17 October 2008 – 1 April 2009 Colours of the Kimberley, Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art (AAMU), Utrecht, 12 January 2014 – 5 October 2014

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Charlie Numbulmoore,

Arkula Spirit Being 1970

earth pigments on cardboard

73 x 63cm (28.7 x 24.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Gibb River Station, West Kimberley, Western Australia Tom McCourt, South Australia , South Australia Aboriginal Art, Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 9 July 2001, lot 7 Collection of the late Duncan Kentish, Adelaide Greer Adams Fine Art, Sydney , acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 75,000

USD 48,000

AVAILABLE

George Jomeri,

Wanjina and a Child's Hand Stencil 1975

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

65 x 38cm (25.5 x 15 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Mowanjum, Western Australia Kim Akerman Collection Mary Macha, Perth, Western Australia The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands Aboriginal Art - Thomas Vroom Collection, Sotheby's, London, June 10, 2015, lot 52 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

LITERATURE

Michael Edols, Aspects of Life: working with Indigenous Australians, 2011 Michael Edols, Aspects of Life: Working with Indigenous Australians, 2011 FILMOGRAPHY: Michael Edols (dir), FLOATING…like wind blow'em about, 1975 Eastman colour 16mm, 72 mins, Ronin Films, Australian Capital Territory

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Alec Mingelmanganu,

Untitled - Wanjina 1976

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

80 x 33cm (31.4 x 12.9 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kalumburu, North Western Australia Kim Akerman, collected at Kalumburu in 1976 Estate of Kim Akerman, Tasmania

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Jack Karadada,

Wanjina circa 1978

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

95 x 50cm (37.4 x 19.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kalumbaru, Western Australia , Tasmania Important Aboriginal Art, Joel Fine Art, Melbourne, 5 June 2007, lot 21 , Queensland, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Albert Namatjira,

Central Australian Landscape – view of the Finke River near Ntaria circa 1947 circa 1947

watercolour, pencil wood, spinifex resin and sinew

66 x 14 cm (25.9 x 5.5 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in the Hermannsburg region, Northern Territory Aboriginal Handicraft, Northern Territory , Melbourne, acquired from the above by private sale

Private Collection

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Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi,

Two Old Men 1972

Synthetic polymer paint on compressed fibreboard

61 x 45.7 cm (24 X 18 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, consignment 17, painting 14 , Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, acquired from the above Antiques & Asian Works of Art, Maynards Auctions, Richmond, Canada, 18 December 2024, lot 402 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Ronnie Tjampitjinpa,

Man Ceremony 1972

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

46 x 30cm (18 x 11.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Paunya, Northern Territory Stuart Art Centre, Northern Territory, cat. no. consignment 12, painting 7 , Queensland, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 120,000

USD 76,800

AVAILABLE

Tommy Lowry Tjapaltjarri,

Women's Dreaming 1972

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

45.72 x 63.5cm (18 x 25 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs, painting number consignment 14, painting 8 Important Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 30 June, 1997, lot 211 , Sydney, acquired from the above Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's Melbourne, 31 July, 2007, lot 78 The Luczo Family Collection, acquired from the above by private sale

Private Collection

LITERATURE

Bardon, G. and J. Bardon, Papunya, A Place Made After the Story: The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2004, for an illustration of the original field notes and diagram by Geoffrey Bardon; illus. p. 367, painting number 317 (ibid. ). Cf. For other paintings by the artist see Untitled, 1971, in Perkins, H. and H. Fink (eds. ), Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales in association with Papunya Tula Artists, Sydney, 2000, illus. p. 12; and Crocker, A. (ed), Mr Sandman bring me a dream, Aboriginal Artists Agency and Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, 1981, pp. 42-43.

AUD 120,000

USD 76,800

AVAILABLE

Uta Uta Tjangala,

Untitled - Yina at Tilirangaranya 1972

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

113.2 x 53cm (44.5 x 20.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory Warlpiri and Pintupi Art, Barossa Arts Festival, Barossa Valley, 1973 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Warlpiri and Pintupi Art, Barossa Arts Festival, Barossa Valley, South Australia, 1973

AUD 280,000

USD 179,200

AVAILABLE

Timmy Payungka Tjapangati,

Yala Tjukurrpa -Wild Potato Dreaming 1972

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

46.5 x 30.5cm (18.3 x 12 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, consignment 14, painting 11 Important Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 30 June 1997, lot 247 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa,

Budgerigar Dreaming 1972

synthetic polymer paint and earth pigments on composition board

91.4 x 63.5cm (35.9 x 25 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory The W.L. Jackson Collection of Early Western Desert Paintings, Victoria Important Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 28 June 1999, lot 69 , Victoria Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 31 July 2006, lot 81 The Luczo Family Collection, United States of America, acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, March 2007 - 2015 and exhibited in the Collection Galleries, Art Gallery of South Australia, 27 March 2007 – 27 August 2010 Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 30 September 2011 – 12 February 2012; Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, 9 October 2012 – 20 January 2013 Big Country, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 31 August 2013 – 19 January 2014

LITERATURE

Geoffrey Bardon, Papunya Tula, Art of the Western Desert, McPhee Gribble, Melbourne, 1991, p. 111 (illus.) Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon, Papunya, A Place Made After the Story: The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement, The Miegunyah Press, Carlton, 2004, painting no. 216, p. 280 (illus.), and a photograph showing the artist painting this work is reproduced on p. 278 (illus.)

AUD 1,200,000

USD 768,000

AVAILABLE

Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri,

Hunting Rock Wallaby - Waru 1973

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

43.5 x 23cm (17 x 9 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, Woden, Australian Capital Territory , New South Wales, acquired from the above in 1975 Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 9 May 2013, lot 134 , Western Australia, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 55,000

USD 35,200

AVAILABLE

Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa,

Wati Ngatitjirri - Budgerigar Ancestor 1973

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

51.5 x 46.5cm (20.25 x 18.3 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, cat. no. K730505 Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, Woden, Australian Capital Territory Germany, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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John Tjakamarra,

Claypans at Paratjakultjini 1973

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

57 x 43cm (22.4 x 16.9 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya Tula, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. JJ731089 Aboriginal Arts and Crafts, Woden, Australian Capital Territory The Anvil Gallery, Kergunyah, Victoria , New South Wales, acquired from the above in 1975 Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 09 May 2013, lot 133 , Western Australia, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 45,000

USD 28,800

AVAILABLE

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri,

Kangaroo - Malu Dreaming 1973

synthetic polymer paint on particle board

122 x 91.5cm (48 x 36 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Papunya Tula, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. MN731102 Peter Fannin, Northern Territory, annotated diagram verso Realities Gallery, Melbourne , Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1977 Important Australian Art, Bonhams, Sydney, 10 September 2024, lot 13 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Paintings by the Desert Tribes of Central Australia, Realities Gallery, Melbourne, August 1977

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Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi,

'Two Roads': Tingarri and Kangaroo Dreaming at Tjukulanya 1973

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board

122 x 92cm (48 x 36.2 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Yayayi, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, cat. no. SL731088 Margaret Carnegie Collection, Melbourne Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne The Kohane Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne , Sydney, acquired from the above in 2019

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Face of the Centre: Papunya Tula Paintings 1971-1984, National Gallery of Victoria, 7 September 1985 - 27 January 1986 Spring Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 25 October - 16 November 1990, cat. 40 Reverence, D'Lan Contemporary, Sydney, 6-28 September 2019 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, 2025 (forthcoming)

LITERATURE

Anne Marie Brody, Face of the Centre: Papunya Tula Paintings 1971-1984, National Gallery of Victoria, pp. 19-20, cat. 8 Lauraine Diggins, A Myriad of Dreaming, 1989, reference p.48, cat. 45

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Anatjari Tjakamarra,

Tingarri at Yawalyurru 1986

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

182 x 121cm (71.6 x 47.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, commissioned by Duncan Kentish, Kaltukatjarra - Docker River, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, cat. no. AT870401 The Estate of Duncan Kentish, Adelaide

LITERATURE

For comparable depictions of bush fruit yawalyurru see Untitled, 1973 in Howard Morphy and Margo Smith Boles (eds.), Art Of The Land: Dialogues with the Kluge- Ruhe Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art, Charlottesville: University of Virginia, 1999, p. 230 (illus.)

AUD 96,000

USD 61,400

AVAILABLE

Anatjari Tjakamarra,

The Tingari at Yawalyurru 1987

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

182 x 121 cm (71.7 x 47.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, commissioned by Duncan Kentish, Docker River, Northern Territory, 1987 The Estate of Duncan Kentish, Adelaide

EXHIBITED

East to West: Land in Papunya Tula Painting, curated by John Kean, Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, 4 March - 3 June, 1990, cat. no. 96 (illus.)

LITERATURE

John Kean, East to West: Land in Papunya Tula Painting, exhibition catalogue, Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide, 1990, un-paginated, cat. no. 96 (illus.). Cf. For a related painting see The Tingari at Yawalyurru, 1987 from the collection of the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.

AUD 96,000

USD 61,400

AVAILABLE

Gordon Bennett,

The Plough 1989

oil and synthetic polymer paint on linen

130 x 260cm (51 x 102 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist Bellas Gallery, Brisbane Private collection, Brisbane, acquired from the above in 1989 Private collection, Queensland, acquired from the above in 2007

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Gordon Bennett, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane, 7 February - 25 February 1989 History and Memory in the Art of Gordon Bennett, Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, 29 July - 7 September 1999; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 20 November 1999 - 23 January 2000; Arnolfini, Bristol, 5 February - 19 March 2000; Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, 9 April - 12 June 2000

LITERATURE

Ian McLean and Gordon Bennett, The Art of Gordon Bennett, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1996, p. 16 (illus.) Ian McLean and Gordon Bennett, The Art of Gordon Bennett, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1993, p. 38 (illus.) Michael A. O’Ferrall and Rex Butler, Gordon Bennett Paintings 1987–1991, Moët & Chandon, Epernay, France, 1991, p. 22 (illus.) Jennifer Isaacs, Aboriginality: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings and Prints, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1992, p. 55 (illus.) Gavin Jantjes, Elizabeth A. Macgregor and Terry Smith, History and Memory in the Art of Gordon Bennett, exhibition catalogue, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, and Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, 1999, pp. 10–21, 76 (not illus.)

On Hold

Lin Onus,

Guyi Rirrkiyan Minitji - Fish in Rock Pool 1993

gouache on card

49 x 74 cm (reveal) 76 x 99cm (framed)

PROVENANCE

The Artist Estate of Lin Onus, Victoria Cooee Art Gallery, New South Wales , acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

The Collector’s Edition, Cooee Art Gallery, Sydney, August 2015 Cooee Art Gallery at Australian Galleries, Australian Galleries, Sydney, April 2016

AUD 65,000

USD 41,600

AVAILABLE

Daniel Boyd,

Untitled 2015

oil, charcoal and archival glue on canvas

213.4 x 167.4 cm (84 x 66 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist Roslyn Oxley9, Sydney , Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2016

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed, Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 18 March – 5 June 2016 Daniel Boyd: Treasure Island, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 4 June 2022 – 29 January 2023

LITERATURE

Isobel Parker Philip and Erin Vink(ed.), Daniel Boyd: Treasure Island, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2022, p. 46 (illustrated)

AUD 150,000

USD 96,000

AVAILABLE

Emily Kam Kngwarray,

Untitled 1993

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

151 x 91cm (59.5 x 35.75 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Delmore Downs, Northern Territory Delmore Gallery, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, cat. no. 93D036 Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney , Scotland

Private Collection

On Hold

Eubena Nampitjin,

Untitled - Tinnu Rockhole 1990

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91 x 61cm (35.8 x 24 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Balgo, Western Australia Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia, cat. no. 477/90 Dreamtime Gallery, Perth , Sydney, acquired from the above in 1991 Important Fine Art + Aboriginal Art, Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 2 December 2015, lot 105 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 35,000

USD 22,400

AVAILABLE

Eubena Nampitjin,

Near Jupiter Well in the Great Sandy Desert, W.A. 1995

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

120 x 180cm (47 x 71 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Balgo, Western Australia Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia, cat. no. 802/95 The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands, acquired from the above Aboriginal Art, Sotheby’s, New York, 13 December 2019, lot 19 , Switzerland, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Eubena Nampitjin,

Untitled - Tinyu 2001

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

150 x 100cm (59 x 39.5 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Balgo, Western Australia Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia, cat. no. 711/01 , United States, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Boxer Milner Tjampitjin,

Marduwarra - near Sturt Creek 1995

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

90 x 60cm (35.4 x 23.5 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Balgo, Western Australia Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia, cat. no. 582/95 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Tjumpo Tjapanangka,

Wati Kutjarra 2003

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

120 x 180cm (47.2 x 70.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Balgo, Western Australia Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia, cat. no. 266/03 Tineriba Fine Arts, South Australia , Victoria, acquired from the above Australian Aboriginal Art, Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 14 November 2007, lot 46 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Bai Bai Napangarti,

Untitled - Mulupuku 2006

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

150 x 75cm (59 x 29.5 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Balgo, Western Australia Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia, cat. no. 669/06 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 22,000

USD 14,100

AVAILABLE

(Midpul) Prince of Wales,

Body Marks 2000

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

81 x 51cm (32 x 20 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in Darwin, Northern Territory Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin, Northern Territory, cat. no. KB0587 , New South Wales, acquired from the above Selected Indigenous Art, Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 24 February 2019, lot 11 , United States, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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(Midpul) Prince of Wales,

Body Marks 1999

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

93 x 127cm (36.75 x 50 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in Darwin, Northern Territory Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin, cat. no. EP8 The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands Aboriginal Art, Sotheby’s New York, 14 December 2019, lot 24 , United States, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Ngarra circa 1920-2008,

A Suite of 9 Paintings 2004-2006

Synthetic polymer paint on paper

35 x 49.5 cm

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in Derby, Western Australia, for anthropologist Ken Shaw between 2004 and 2006 Mossenson Galleries, Perth, Western Australia The Dennis and Debra Scholl Collection, Miami Beach, Florida, acquired from the above

EXHIBITED

Nevada, Nevada Museum of Art, No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Abstract Painting, 13 February to 13 May 2015, and additional venues. Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, 20 June to 16 August 2015. Pérez Art Museum, Miami, 17 September 2015 to 3 January 2016. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, 18 January to 15 May 2016. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, New York, 9 June to 14 August 2016

LITERATURE

Henry F. Skerritt, ed. et al, No Boundaries: Australian Aboriginal Contemporary Abstract Painting, Prestel Verlag, Munich-London-New York, 2014, pp.88-103, p.94 (illus.), p.96- 98 (illus.), p.100 (illus.), p.103 (illus.)

On Hold

Rover Thomas Joolama,

Three Women Dreaming 1995

earth pigments and binders on linen

100 x 140cm (39.3 x 55 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Warmun, Turkey Creek, Western Australia Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia, cat. no. AP0952 , Tasmania, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Paddy Bedford,

Garnkoorlbany - Jack Flood 2000

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

135 x 122cm (53 x 48 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in the Kimberley Region, Northern Territory Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia, cat. no. PB 8 2000.90 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

LITERATURE

Linda Michael (ed.) Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, p. 41 (not illus.), pp. 42, 148 (illus.).

AUD 140,000

USD 89,600

AVAILABLE

Paddy Bedford,

Twenty Mile 2005

earth pigment with synthetic binder on linen

122 x 135cm (48 x 53 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia, cat. no. PB 5 2005.221 William Mora Galleries, Melbourne Paddy Bedford Trust D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne , New York, acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Paddy Bedford – Bury My Heart at Bow River, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 12 February – 20 March 2009 Reverence, D’Lan Contemporary, Oxford Street, Paddington 6-28 September, 2019

LITERATURE

Russell Storer, Paddy Bedford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2007, p.157, (illus) Paddy Bedford – Bury My Heart at Bow River, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 12 February – 20 March 2009, p. 29 (illus.) REVERENCE, D’Lan Contemporary, Oxford Street, Paddington 6-28 September, 2019, p. 31 (illus.)

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Timothy Cook,

Untitled 2001

locally sourced pigment and synthetic binder on linen

94 x 103 cm (35.8 x 40.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Milikapiti, Melville Island Jilamara Arts & Crafts, Northern Territory, cat no. 673-01 Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney , Queensland, acquired from the above in 2002

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Timothy Cook, Aboriginal & Pacific Art, Sydney, 12 September – 12 October 2002, cat. no. 6

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Dorothy Napangardi,

Salt on Mina Mina 2002

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

244 x 168cm (96 x 66.1 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Alice Springs Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, cat. no. 7540DN The Austcorp Group Limited Art Collection, Melbourne, Victoria Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 November 2009, lot 100 , acquired from the above by private treaty sale

Private Collection

AUD 65,000

USD 41,600

AVAILABLE

Kathleen Petyarre,

Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming 2005

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 122cm (48 x 48 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Adelaide Gallerie Australis, Adelaide, cat. no. GAKP0405465 , Queensland, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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ARTHUR KOO'EKKA PAMBEGAN JR,

Untitled - Bonefish 2002

synthetic polymer paint on milkwood

15 x 87 x 10cm (5.9 x 34.2 x 3.9 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Aurukun, Queensland Wik & Kugu Arts Centre, Aurukun, Queensland Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, Queensland , Sydney, New South Wales, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

AUD 12,000

USD 7,700

AVAILABLE

ARTHUR KOO'EKKA PAMBEGAN JR,

Flying Fox Story 2002

earth pigments and synthetic binder on milkwood

160 x 152 x 35cm (62.9 x 59.8 x 13.7 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Aurukun, Queensland Wik & Kugu Arts Centre, Aurukun, Queensland Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane , Sydney, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

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ARTHUR KOO'EKKA PAMBEGAN JR,

Untitled XVI 2007

earth pigments and synthetic polymer binder on linen

61 x 46cm (24 x 18 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Aurukun, Queensland Wik & Kugu Arts Centre, Aurukun, Queensland Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, Queensland , Sydney, New South Wales, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Walkan-Aw and Kalben, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, Queensland, 6 February – 1 March 2008

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ARTHUR KOO'EKKA PAMBEGAN JR,

Untitled XII 2007

Natural ochres on linen

76 x 66cm (29.9 x 25.9 inches)

PROVENANCE

The artist, painted at Aurukun, Queensland Wik & Kugu Arts Centre, Aurukun, Queensland Andrew Baker Gallery, Brisbane , Sydney, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Walkan-Aw and Kalben, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane, 6 February – 1 March 2008

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Daniel Walbidi,

All the Jila 2006

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

122 x 167cm (48 x 65.7 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Bidyadanga, Western Australia Short Street Gallery, Western Australia, cat. no. 10909 William Mora Galleries, Melbourne The Jacquie McPhee Collection, Western Australia Aboriginal & Oceanic Works of Art, Art Leven, Sydney, 16 November 2017, lot 12 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Daniel Walbidi, Recent Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 30 May - 23 June 2006

LITERATURE

Jacquie McPhee, Greatest Passion of All: The Jacquie McPhee Collection, 2017, p. 236 (illus.)

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Daniel Walbidi,

Kiriwirri Jila 2015

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

100 x 100cm (39.4 x 39.4 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Bidyadanga, Western Australia Short St Gallery, Western Australia, cat. no. 830621 , Melbourne

Private Collection

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Daniel Walbidi,

Winpa 2020

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

97.5 x 95cm (38.3 x 37.4 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Bidyadanga, Western Australia Short St Gallery, Broome, Western Australia, cat. no. 841671 , Victoria, acquired from the above in 2020

Private Collection

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Makinti Napanangka AM,

Untitled 2001

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

107 x 91cm (42 x 35.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kintore, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. MN0108030 , New South Wales Cooee Art, Sydney , New York, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Makinti Napanangka AM,

Untitled 2002

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 122cm (48 x 48 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kintore, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. MN0210249 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Naata Nungurrayi,

Karrilwarra 2004

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

151 x 122cm (59.5 x 48 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kintore, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. NN0408024 , Darwin D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne , New York, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Doreen Reid Nakamarra,

Untitled - Wirrulnga 2009

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 153cm (48 x 60.2 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kiwirrkura, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. DR0904143 , acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Yukultji Napangati,

Untitled 2008

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 152.5cm (48 x 60 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kiwirrkurra Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. YN0803071 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne , Miami, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 65,000

USD 41,600

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Mantua Nangala,

Untitled - Marrapinti 2019

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 91cm (48 x 35.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted Kiwirrkura, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. MN1906043 , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

AUD 60,000

USD 38,400

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Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri,

Untitled - Wilkinkarra 2006

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 61cm (48 x 24 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kiwirrkura, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs,cat. no. WT0610185 , Alice Springs, acquired from the above Important Australian Art, Bonhams, Sydney, 12 May 2014, lot 50 Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection, Miami, Florida

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Abstract Painting from the Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, February 14 – May 3, 2015; Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon, June 20 – August 15, 2015; Pérez Art Museum Miami, September 17, 2015 – January 3, 2016; Charles H. Wright; Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan, January 18 – May 15, 2016; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, June 11 – August 14, 2016

LITERATURE

No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian Contemporary Abstract Painting from the Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection, DelMonico Books, Verlag, 2014, pp. 138 (illus.)

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Patrick Tjungurrayi,

Wagutu & Kuningka Dreaming at the site of Ngaru 2007

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

244 x 183cm (96 x 72 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Kiwirrkura, Northern Territory Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. PT0711198 Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne , Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

LITERATURE

John Carty ed., Patrick Tjungurrayi: Beyond Borders, UWA Publishing, Western Australia, pp. 15 (illus.)

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Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri,

Rockholes Near the Olgas 2008

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

183 x 182cm (72 x 71.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, Painted at Amunturrungu - Mt Liebig, Northern Territory Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrungu, Northern Territory, cat. no. 77-08434 Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney , Sydney, acquired from the above D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne , New York, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Wentja Napaljarri,

Untitled - Rockhole 2009

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

184 x 184cm (72.4 x 72.4 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, The Artist, painted at Amunturrungu - Mt. Liebig, Northern Territory Watiyawanu Artists, Northern Territory, cat. no. WMN77-09671 , Sydney Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney The Dyer Family Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Transcendence, Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney, 12 -19 February 2015

AUD 120,000

USD 76,800

AVAILABLE

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori,

Dibirdibi Country 2006

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

121 x 91cm (47.6 x 35.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Mornington Island, Queensland Mornington Island Arts, Queensland, cat. no. 1748-L-SG-1106 Short St Gallery, Western Australia , New South Wales, acquired from the above in 2007

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Mornington Island Artists, Short St Gallery, Broome, September 2007

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Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori,

Sweers Island 2008

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

200 x 600cm (78.7 x 236.2 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artists, painted at Mornington Island, Queensland Mornington Island Arts, Queensland Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne , Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Lines —Aligning your consciousness with the flow, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 22 July - 14 October 2024 Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Foundation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, July 3 - November 6 2022; Trienalle Milano, Milan, 16 February – 14 May 2023 Home Ground: The Collection of Arthur Roe, Bunjil Place Gallery, Narre Warren, Victoria, 11 August - 11 November 2018

LITERATURE

Bruce Johnson McLean and Judith Ryan, Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Foundation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, pp. 234-235 (illus.)

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Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori,

Thundi - Big River Barramundi Story 2008

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

195 x 305 cm

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Mornington Island, Queensland Mornington Island Arts, cat. no. 2985-L-SG-0208 Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne , Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2008

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Better Nature - Virtue & Virtuosity, Cement Fondu, Sydney, 12 March - 22 May 2022,

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Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori,

Dibirdibi Country 2009

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

152 x 101cm (59.8 x 39.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Mornington Island, Queensland Mornington Island Arts & Crafts, Queensland, cat. no. 4569-L-SG-0809 Raft Artspace, Alice Springs, Northern Territory , South Australia, acquired from the above in 2009

Private Collection

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Owen Yalandja,

Yawk Yawk 1997

earth pigments on carved hardwood

175cm (68.9 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Maningrida, Northern Territory Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1997 Important Aboriginal Art from the Laverty Collection, Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 08 March 2015, lot 132 , Victoria, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Balang Nakurulk (John Mawurndjul AM),

Freshwater Turtle 2000

earth pigments on bark

155 x 65cm (61 x 25.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Maningrida, Northern Territory Maningrida Arts & Crafts, Northern Territory, cat. no. 32862000BP Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne Collection of Sir Roderick and Gillian, Lady Deane, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2002

EXHIBITED

rarrk: John Mawurndjul: journey through time in Northern Australia, Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland, 21 September 2005 – 29 January 2006; Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany, 19 February – 5 June 2006

LITERATURE

Mawjurndul, J., Kaufmann, C., rarrk: John Mawurndjul: journey through time in Northern Australia, Crawford House Publishing Australia, 2005, p. 136 (illus.)

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Balang Nakurulk (John Mawurndjul AM),

Billabong at Milmilngkan 2008

earth pigments and synthetic binder on eucalyptus bark

185 x 68cm (72.8 x 26.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Milmilngkan, Northern Territory Maningrida Arts & Culture, Northern Territory, cat. no. 862-08 , Perth, acquired from the above 2008

Private Collection

AUD 140,000

USD 89,600

AVAILABLE

Balang Nakurulk (John Mawurndjul AM),

Untitled - Lorrkon 2009

earth pigments on on hollow log

255 (100.4 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Milmingkan, Northern Territory Maningrida Arts & Culture, Northern Territory, cat. no. 2104-09 , Perth, acquired from the above in 2009

Private Collection

AUD 35,000

USD 22,400

AVAILABLE

Balang Nakurulk (John Mawurndjul AM),

Madayin Design at Dilebang 2017

earth pigments on hollow log

259 cm (102 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Milmilngkan, Northern Territory Maningrida Arts & Culture, Northern Territory, cat. no. 208-17 , Miami Beach, Floria

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

The Inside World: Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Memorial Poles, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 9 February – 23 June 2019; Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, 18 July – 29 December 2019; Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 24 January – 28 June 2020; Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, 11 July 2020 – 9 January 2021

LITERATURE

Henry F. Skerritt (ed.), The Inside World: Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Memorial Poles, DelMonico Books·Prestel, Munich; New York, 2019, p. 80 - 81 (illus.)

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Balang Nakurulk (John Mawurndjul AM),

Dilebang 2009

earth pigments and synthetic binder on eucalyptus bark

146 x 92 cm (57.5 x 36.5 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Milmingkan, northern Territory Maningrida Arts & Culture, Northern Territory, cat. no. 1414-09 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne , Miami Beach, Florida, acquired from the above

Private Collection

LITERATURE

Still He Keeps Rarrking Rarrking: John Mawurndjul, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 2010

AUD 130,000

USD 83,200

AVAILABLE

Gulumbu Yunupiŋu,

Ganyu 2008

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

92 x 63cm (36.2 x 24.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Yirrkala, Northern Territory Buku-Ḻarrŋgay Mulka Centre, Northern Territory, cat. no. 3306N , Melbourne, acquired from the above

Private Collection

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Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu,

Light Painting 2010

light (or animated white paint pen on 110 acetates) AP from an edition of 5 + 1 A/P

226 x 167cm (89 x 66 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Yirrkala, Northern Territory Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory, cat. no. 3589M Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Paddington, Sydney Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl, Miami, acquired from the above

EXHIBITED

18th Biennale of Sydney: All Our Relations, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 27 June – 16 September 2012 Ian Potter Centre, National. Gallery of Victoria, 2014 – 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 13 August – 19 December 2011 Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, New Orleans, 7 September 2016 – 1 January 2017; Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, 28 January – 7 May 2017; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 23 September 2017 – 21 January 2018; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 17 February – 13 May 2018; The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2 June – 9 September 2018; Museum of Anthropology, The University of British Colombia, Vancouver, 1 November 2018 – 24 February 2019 The Moment Eternal: Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu , Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 23 May – 25 October 2020

LITERATURE

Henry F. Skerritt (ed.), Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, and DelMonico Books-Prestel, Munich - London-New York, 2019, p. 173 Luke Scholes (ed.), The Moment Eternal: Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 2020, pp. 59–72 (illus.)

AUD 60,000

USD 38,400

AVAILABLE

Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu,

Circles 9 Series 2014

felt tip pen and earth pigments on discarded photography paper

76.2 x 55.9cm (30 x 22 inches)(each)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, created at Yirrkala, Northern Territory Buku-Ḻarrŋgay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory, cat. no. 4626Q Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection, Miami, Florida, acquired from the above in 2014

EXHIBITED

Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, New Orleans, 7 September 2016 – 1 January 2017; Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, 28 January – 7 May 2017; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, 23 September 2017 – 21 January 2018; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 17 February – 13 May 2018; The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2 June – 9 September 2018; Museum of Anthropology, The University of British Colombia, Vancouver, 1 November 2018 – 24 February 2019

LITERATURE

Henry F. Skerritt (ed.), Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, and DelMonico Books-Prestel, Munich-London-New York, 2019, p. 164

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Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu,

Untitled 2018

Natural earth pigments on bark

168 x 77cm (55.1 x 33.3 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Yirrkala, Northern Territory Buku-Larnnggay Mulka Centre, Northern Territory Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney , Victoria, acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu: Ganyu, Roslyn Oxley9, Sydney, 31 January – 16 February 2019

AUD 80,000

USD 51,200

AVAILABLE

Wukun Wanambi,

Bamurruŋu 2002

earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

108 x 60cm (42.5 x 23.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Yirrkala, Northern Territory Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Northern Territory, cat. no. 2230N , acquired from the above in 2002

Private Collection

AUD 22,000

USD 14,100

AVAILABLE

Carlene West,

Tjitjiti 2013

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

87.5 x 45cm (34.5 x 17.7 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia Spinifex Arts Project, Western Australia, cat. no. SAPCW13040 , New South Wales

Private Collection

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Carlene West,

Tjitjiti 2015

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

200 x 290cm (78.7 x 114.173 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia Spinifex Arts Project, Western Australia, cat. no. 15-27 Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection, Miami Beach, Florida, acquired from the above

EXHIBITED

Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 7 September 2016 - 1 January 2017; Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 28 January - 7 May 2017; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, 23 September 2017 - 21 January 2018; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV, 17 February - 13 May 2018; The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2 June - 9 September 2018; Museum of Anthropology, The University of British Colombia, Vancouver, BC, 1 November 2018 - 24 February 2019

LITERATURE

Henry F. Skerritt ed., Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia, DelMonico Books, Prestel, 2016, pp. 104 (illus.)

AUD 220,000

USD 140,800

AVAILABLE

Spinifex Women's Collaborative,

Kuru Ala 2016

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

200 x 230 cm (78.7 x 90.5 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artists, painted at Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia Spinifex Arts Project, Western Australia, cat. no. 16-6 Outstation, Northern Territory , Melbourne, acquired form the above in 2016

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Rawa Nyinanyi: Unbroken, Outstation Gallery and Spinifex Arts Project, Darwin, 2 – 28 August 2016 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, National Museum of Australia, Canberra National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 14 September 2017 to 28 February 2018 Western Australian Museum, Perth, 23 November 2020 to 26 April 2021 The Box, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 21 October 2021 to 27 February 2022 Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany, 17 June to 30 October 2022 Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France, 4 April to 2 July 2023

LITERATURE

Rawa Nyinanyi: Unbroken, Outstation Gallery and Spinifex Arts Project, catalogue, 2016 (illus.) Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, National Museum of Australia, 2017, p. 155 (Illus.) Sun and Shadow: Art of the Spinifex People, Upswell Publishing, 2023, p.16 (illus.) Marcia Langton, Welcome to Country, cover Illus. (see below)

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Patju Presley,

Walkamata 2016

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

230 x 200 cm (90.5 x 78.7 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia Spinifex Arts Project, Western Australia, cat. no. 16-68 Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, New York, acquired from the above

EXHIBITED

Tarnanthi, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 13 October 2017 - 28 January 2018 Vivien Anderson, Melbourne Art Fair 2018, Melbourne, 1 – 5 August 2018

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Mick Wikilyiri,

Ngayuku Ngura 2015

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 101cm (48 x 39.8 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Amata, South Australia Tjala Arts, South Australia, cat. no. 37-15 Outstation Gallery, Darwin , Darwin, acquired from the above

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Tjukurpa, Ngura, Waltja — Culture, Country, Family, Outstation Gallery in collaboration with Tjala Arts, Darwin, 18 April - 12 May 2015

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Pepai Jangala Carroll,

Walungurru 2016

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 182 cm (48 x 71.6 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Pukatja, South Australia Ernabella Arts, South Australia, cat. no. 304-16 Aboriginal Signature: Estrangin Gallery, Bruxelles Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, New York, acquired from the above in 2017

EXHIBITED

Pepai Jangala Carroll: Theatre of Memory, Aboriginal Signature: Estrangin Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgium, 11 May- 3 June 2017

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Pepai Jangala Carroll,

Yumari 2019

Synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 183cm (48 x 72 inches)

PROVENANCE

The Artist, painted at Pukatja, South Australia Ernabella Arts, South Australia, cat. no. 550-19 Aboriginal Signature, Estrangin Gallery, Brussels , United States of America, acquired from the above in 2019

Private Collection

EXHIBITED

Performing Country, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA, 16 March 2023 – 25 February 2024

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