TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA - UNTITLED ( SNAKE DREAMING AT LAMPITJINYA)
TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA
UNTITLED ( SNAKE DREAMING AT LAMPITJINYA), 1985
81 x 101 cm; 83.5 x 103.5 cm (framed)
acrylic on linen
REGION
Papunya Western Desert, NT
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists, NT Cat No. TT83Daphne Williams Collection, Vic
Private Collection, Vic
Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Vic Cat No. 280201
Private Collection, Vic
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists
STORY
Turkey Tolson joined Papunya Tula artists as one of its youngest members, painting his earliest artworks for Geoff Bardon in 1972. He was one of the most innovative and figurative artists of the Papunya Tula movement's early days. Throughout the 1980s, Tolson's unassuming leadership style and commitment to the community, combined with his individual approach, became the hallmarks of an enduring career.
He introduced his Spear Straightening imagery around 1990 and retuned to it again and again thereafter. In time, it became his leitmotif. However his earlier works like this demonstrate the dominance of figurative elements.
This painting comes originally from the personal collection of Daphne Williams, one of the most respected participants in Aboriginal Art and longest serving manager of Papunya Tula artists.
ARTIST PROFILE
