Modern + Contemporary Fine Art - 15 October 2024 - 22 October 2024 |
synthetic polymer paint on linen
180.0 x 120.0 cm
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Theresa Nowee Napaltjarri
synthetic polymer paint on linen
180.0 x 120.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 35/12
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2012
WaterMark – the Signature of Life: Aboriginal Art Masterpieces in Hong Kong, The Space, Hong Kong, 6 – 8 September 2012 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
WaterMark – the Signature of Life: A Collection of Aboriginal Masterpieces, The Arts House, Singapore, 21 November 2014 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 6)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:
'Born to artist Brandy Tjungurrayi and Nowee Nangala, Theresa Nowee comes from a lineage of fine painters. Executed within Theresa's fine dotting and subtle colour movements, she paints her mother's country located near Balgo Community. Reflecting the landscape, she depicts Tjurnu a sacred rock hole surrounded by the various realms of the landscape. These different features of country include the spinifex grasses, desert trees as well as readily found bush-tucker - pura (bush tomatoes) and kantijilyi (raisins). In this unique painting, Theresa paints the landscape which is both culturally and physically important to human life.'