LOT #13 Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri (1926-1998) Mouse Dreaming, 1996 92 x 155 cm : Frame 94.5 x 157.5 cm synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen $15,000 - 20,000 PROVENANCE Warumpi Arts (Papunya Community Art and Crafts, NT) Cat No. MN496085 Kimberley Art, Vic Private collection, Tas Bears artist’s name and inscription verso Mick Namarari was credited as having played the decisive role in propelling Papunya Tula art away from the edifice of Tingari cartography and towards the ethereal minimalism typical of 1990s Pintupi men’s art. This painting depicts Tjunpinpa (Mouse) Dreaming at a hill site north-west of the Kintore Community. The overall dotting represents the footprints of each mouse and also kampurarrpa an edible berry which it eats. Men of the Tjapaltjarri kinship subsection are custodians for the ceremonies associated with this mythology. Mick Namarari was the first recipient of Aboriginal Australia’s highest cultural accolade, the Australia Council’s Red Ochre Award, presented to him in 1994 four years prior to his death.
AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019
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