LOT #47 Tjuruparu Watson (1935-2011) Untitled, 2007 120 x 220 cm synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen $3,500 - 5,500 PROVENANCE Agathon Gallery, NSW Cat No. 03/07-1191 Private Collection, NSW Tjala Arts, NSW The Mike Chandler Collection, NSW Geoffrey (Tjuruparu) Watson was born in the bush at a rockhole called ‘Kulkutja’. It lies close to Kintore in the Northern Territory, a long way from Irrunytju, where the artist lived. Irrunytju was his mother’s country. He was a teenager when his family walked into Warburton mission, after walking hundreds of miles to the west.
AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019
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