Untitled, 2001

152.5 x 242 cm

Est. $35,000 – $45,000

Provenance: High on Art, Vic, Cat No.HOA0105/WALN Private Collection, Vic accompanied by original certificate of authenticity
Artwork story: This painting depicts designs associated with women's ceremonial activities around the sacred site of Kintore, the artist's homeland. While untitled, the work references the travels of women who stopped here during ritual obligations and gathered bushfoods. Typically, Walangkura's brushwork is assertive, dominated by concentric motifs and fiery tonal contrasts. Her use of deep reds, yellows, orange, and stark white energises the surface, echoing the rhythm of songlines through the desert. Even when unnamed, her paintings relating to the creation myths of her country retain powerful narrative strength, making them valuable both as cultural documents and aesthetic statements. For collectors, such works reveal how abstraction and ancestral memory can be interwoven with spirit and meaning.

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Sale 1 · Lot 55

152.5 x 242 cm

Est. $35,000 – $45,000

Provenance: High on Art, Vic, Cat No.HOA0105/WALN Private Collection, Vic accompanied by original certificate of authenticity
Artwork story: This painting depicts designs associated with women's ceremonial activities around the sacred site of Kintore, the artist's homeland. While untitled, the work references the travels of women who stopped here during ritual obligations and gathered bushfoods. Typically, Walangkura's brushwork is assertive, dominated by concentric motifs and fiery tonal contrasts. Her use of deep reds, yellows, orange, and stark white energises the surface, echoing the rhythm of songlines through the desert. Even when unnamed, her paintings relating to the creation myths of her country retain powerful narrative strength, making them valuable both as cultural documents and aesthetic statements. For collectors, such works reveal how abstraction and ancestral memory can be interwoven with spirit and meaning.