Tingari West of Last McKay, 2004

182 x 300 cm

Est. $25,000 – $35,000

Provenance: Mason Art Gallery, NT, Cat No. TTJ0402 Private Collection, Vic accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity
Artwork story: Pintupi artist Thomas Tjapaltjarri was born in the desert and lived a traditional life until first contact in the early 1980s. After emerging as one of the "last nomads" Thomas and his brothers, Warlimpirrnga and Walala brought unique first-hand knowledge of pre-contact life into the world of contemporary art. These artists depict the epic journeys of the ancestral Tingari men who traversed vast distances, creating sacred sites and dictating ceremonial law as they moved across the land. In this work Thomas arranged a grid of concentric lines and sinuous tracks, rendered with methodical dotting in an earthy palette. The composition reflects the structured ceremonial geography of his ancestral Country, linking land with song, kinship, and law.

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Sale 1 · Lot 51

c.1964 – 2024

182 x 300 cm

Est. $25,000 – $35,000

Provenance: Mason Art Gallery, NT, Cat No. TTJ0402 Private Collection, Vic accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity
Artwork story: Pintupi artist Thomas Tjapaltjarri was born in the desert and lived a traditional life until first contact in the early 1980s. After emerging as one of the "last nomads" Thomas and his brothers, Warlimpirrnga and Walala brought unique first-hand knowledge of pre-contact life into the world of contemporary art. These artists depict the epic journeys of the ancestral Tingari men who traversed vast distances, creating sacred sites and dictating ceremonial law as they moved across the land. In this work Thomas arranged a grid of concentric lines and sinuous tracks, rendered with methodical dotting in an earthy palette. The composition reflects the structured ceremonial geography of his ancestral Country, linking land with song, kinship, and law.