Lot 74
- 74
Ningura Napurrula circa 1938 - 2013
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ningura Napurrula
- Women's Birthsite of the Rockhole Site of Wirrulnga
- Bears artist’s name and Papunya Tula catalogue number on the reverse
- Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
- 183cm by 122cm
Provenance
Painted at Kintore in 2000
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, catalogue number NN2000449
Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Melbourne
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, catalogue number NN2000449
Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Melbourne
Exhibited
Aborigena: Arte australiana contemporanea, Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, 29 June-26 August 2001
Desert Art, Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 23 February - 23 June 2002
Mythology & Reality, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art from the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, The Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem, Israel, 21 October – 19 December 2003
Mythology & Reality, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art From the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2 October 2004 - 30 January 2005
Desert Art, Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 23 February - 23 June 2002
Mythology & Reality, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art from the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, The Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem, Israel, 21 October – 19 December 2003
Mythology & Reality, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art From the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2 October 2004 - 30 January 2005
Literature
Bonito Oliva, Achille, [Charles Green, Gabrielle Pizzi], Aborigena - Arte Australiana Contemporanea, Electa, Milan, 2001, p.50, pl.18;
Achille Bonito Olivia and Gabrielle Pizzi, Mythology and Reality, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art from the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, The Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem, Israel, 21 October – 19 December 2003, p.32, pl.10;
Geoffrey Bardon, Judith Ryan, Gabrielle Pizzi, Zara Stanhope, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art From the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Mythology & Reality, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2004, p40, illus.
Achille Bonito Olivia and Gabrielle Pizzi, Mythology and Reality, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art from the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, The Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem, Israel, 21 October – 19 December 2003, p.32, pl.10;
Geoffrey Bardon, Judith Ryan, Gabrielle Pizzi, Zara Stanhope, Contemporary Aboriginal Desert Art From the Gabrielle Pizzi Collection, Mythology & Reality, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2004, p40, illus.
Condition
Excellent overall condition with no visible repair or restoration. Unframed; museum backing board with material carrying handles on reverse for professional touring.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The accompanying certificate reads, “This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Wirrulnga, east of the Kiwirrkura Community. A number of women camped here before continuing their travels north-east. Wirrulnga is associated with birth and while at the site one of the women of the Napaltjarri kinship subsection gave birth. The arcs represent the rocky outcrops and the surrounding sandhills. While in the area they gathered the edible berries known as kampurarrpa or desert raisin from the small shrub Solanum centrale."