Provenance
The Artist, painted at Warakurna, Western Australia
Warakurna Artists, Western Australia, cat. no. 418-11
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria
D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, Victoria
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, acquired from the above in 2022
Warakurna Artists, Western Australia, cat. no. 418-11
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria
D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, Victoria
Private collection, Melbourne, Victoria, acquired from the above in 2022
Exhibited
Significant, D’Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 24 June – 29 July 2022
Literature
Significant 2022, D’Lan Contemporary Pty Ltd, Melbourne, p. 72
Description
The Warakurna Artists certificate reads; 'Tommy Mitchell was born in the desert the Warakurna side of Papulankutja.
This painting is from Tommys mother's and uncle Tjunka Lewis's country. Tommy Mitchell says the painting is about Tjunka's country and a special place called Wakalpuka.
It's a story about the Ptjarrtja (native quoll, sometimes referred to as native cat). This animal was travelling around. You cannot find the Patjarrtja anymore, they have become extinct from the region. Too many wild feral cats.'
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Status
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