LOT #98 Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula (1942-2001) Bandicoot and Emu Dreamings, 1984 40.6 x 30.5 cm each synthetic polymer paint on canvas boards $3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE Corbally Stourton Contemporary Art Collection, UK Sotheby’s, Melbourne 29 June 1998 Leonard Joel, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, July 2008, Lot No. 248 Private Collection, Vic Illustrated in Corbally Stourton P, 2000 Songlines and Dreamings II p.53. Turkey Tolson lived at Papunya during the early years of the painting movement. He joined Papunya Tula Artists as one of its youngest members, and painted his earliest artwork for Geoff Bardon in 1972. His unassuming leadership style, individual approach and quiet creative momentum informed an enduring career that lasted more than 30 years. These two small works have the following annotations verso: Bandicoot Dreaming at Tjiterchnga - The Bandicoot withheld the firestick and other travellers were unable to light a fire. The IceCold man lives at this site to this day, guarding the sacred objects in the caves. Emu Dreaming at Tipunga east of Ilpilli - The Emus travelled to the area, sometimes overland and sometimes beneath the ground. A range near Brown’s Bore with rounded hills is said to be their backs (Young Emu chicks have brown lines down their backs).
AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019
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