AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019

LOT #14 Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (Mrs. Bennett) (1935- ) Untitled, 2006 91 x 122 cm synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen $8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE Yanda Art, NT Cat No. Mrs.B200620 Private Collection, NSW accompanied by a Yanda Art certificate of authenticity and a series of images of the artist painting the artwork Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa’s depictions of the sand-dune country and surrounding rocky outcrops bear a relationship to the designs used for body painting during the inma ceremonial dance. At the time of her death in February 2013, Nyurapayia had reached the pinnacle of desert law and sacred knowledge and was revered by women throughout the Western desert.