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BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN, c.1934 – 2009, PURKITJI, 2006, synthetic polymer paint on linen SIGNED: inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 258/06 DIMENSIONS: 178.5 x 80.5 cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia Private collection, New South Wales Sotheby’s, 7 June 2011, lot 106 Private collection, Melbourne ESSAY: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti artists which states: ‘Boxer has painted some of his country, found along the middle stretches of Purkitji (Sturt Creek) north of Balgo. Boxer knows all the facets of this country and the seasonal changes that occur to the river each year. Purkitji and its many inter-connecting smaller tributaries are depicted as well as the surrounding country.’