Men’s Dreaming, c. 2008, Michael Nelson Tjakamarra
Acrylic on canvas, 185cm x 145cm
Provenance: Charleston’s Fine Art Auctions, Sydney.
From the authenticity certificate: Born at Pikilyi, west of Yuendumu in 1949. Michael came to Papunya in 1976, working for a time in the government store and for the Council, observing the work of the elder artists for years before beginning to paint regularly for himself in 1983. He paints Possum, Snake, Kangaroos, flying Ant and Yam Dreamings. In 1984, he won the National Aboriginal Art Award. In 1987, a painting by Michael was installed in the foyer of the Sydney Opera House.