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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 1

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 125

Timothy Dempsey Tjungurrayi

Estimate: $600 - $900

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(Indigenous Australian/Aboriginal, circa 1942-2000)

Spear Ceremony, acrylic on canvas, 83 x 59-1/4 in.; unframed

Note: Timothy Dempsey Tjungurrayi was an artist who moved to Papunya in the early 1960s. He began painting for Papunya Tula in the mid 1980s. He mainly sold his work through the Centre for Aboriginal Artists in Alice Springs, Australia.

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

some crackle and minor flaking, abrasions