Men's Initiation, Spider Dreaming 1999

CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI (c1932-2002)

Anmatyerre/Arrernte language group
Men's Initiation, Spider Dreaming 1999

synthetic polymer paint on linen
183.5 x 202.0 cm
signed, dated and inscribed verso: CLiFFoRD PoSSUM/ 1999/ CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI/ MENS INITIATION, SPIDER DREAMING/ SN-2380

Provenance:
Jinta Desert Art Gallery, Sydney (accompanied by documentation and DVD)
Private collection, Sydney
Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 22 November 2006, lot 114
Private collection, Sydney
Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 19 March 2008, lot 236
Private collection, Melbourne
Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 16 December 2009, lot 148
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
My Country, Aboriginal Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, Jinta Desert Art Gallery, Sydney & Aboriginal Desert Art Gallery, Northern Territory, 2005

Reference:
My Country, Aboriginal Galleries of Australia, Melbourne, 2005, p.24, (dated as 2000) (illus. pl.23)

Estimate: $80000 - 100000

Result Hammer: $70000