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Place of Origin: Australian
Ochre Yellow Mixed Media on Board c1970 Signed by Latvian Australian Artist
Located in Melbourne, AU
An intriguing landscape study in textured medium and Ochre colours. Offered here is a particularly good example of Brutalist decorative art from the 1970s. In addition, the work is f...
Category
1970s Brutalist Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Cedar, Masonite
Australian Aboriginal Painting by Emily Kame Kngwarreye Provenance
By Emily Kngwarreye
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning large painting by one of the best-known aboriginal painters from Australia Emily Kame Kngwarreye. It was created in 1990s and depicts one of her dreaming "Wildflower Dream...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Rare Double-Sided Venetian Painting by Bessie Gibson – Gondolier and Market
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
We are delighted to present an exceptional and rare double-sided oil painting by the acclaimed Australian artist Bessie Gibson (1868-1961). This stunning piece, created during the 19...
Category
1940s Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Antique Patinated Copper Train Luggage Rack from the New South Wales Railway
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautifully crafted, wall-mounted train rack from the historic New South Wales Railway (NSWR), made of cast brass and copper with woven wire mesh. Featuring elegant Art Nouveau styling and heavy-duty construction, this antique rack was originally used for luggage storage on trains, designed to securely hold belongings during travel.Perfect for contemporary use, it serves as a stylish hallway coat rack, towel holder, or display shelf. The solid brass frame and sturdy mesh can support substantial weight, while the slight upward angle ensures items stay in place, making it both functional and eye-catching in any space.The rack is stamped with the NSWR logo, a hallmark of Australia's first railway system.New South Wales railways date from 10 December 1831 when the Australian Agricultural Company officially opened Australia's first railway, located at the intersection of Brown & Church Streets, Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia.
* Solid Cast Copper and Brass Railway Rack
* Measures 29.5 Inches Wide and 13 Inches Tall (Overall)
* 11 Inch Projection
Style Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Industrial, Aesthetic Movement.
Place of Origin Australia.
Date of Manufacture 20th century.
Materials and Techniques Brass, Copper, Metalwork.
Condition Good.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Cast Brass, Brass Rod, and Brass Wire Construction. Bolts to Wall. Luggage Baggage Shelf, Rack, Antique Luggage Rack, Brass Luggage Rack, Early 20th Century Train Luggage Rack...
Category
20th Century Victorian Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
"Yellow Submarine", 1968 Australian Daybill Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fantastic original Australian Daybill film poster for Beatles' classic Yellow Submarine. A rare and wonderful poster.
This vintage movie poster ...
Category
20th Century Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Nouveau Polished Brass New South Wales Railroad Train Luggage Rack
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Nouveau Polished brass New South Wales Railroad Train Luggage Rack.A beautifully handcrafted, wall-mounted train rack from the historic New Sout...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
'Scarface' Original Vintage Australian One Sheet Movie Poster, 1984
Located in Devon, GB
Considered to be one of the best gangster films ever made, 'Scarface' follows the rise and fall of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) as he becomes the biggest drug lord in 1980s Miami. Directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, the cast also featured Michelle Pfeiffer in her breakthrough role as coke-addict mob wife Elvira Hancock. The film's excessive violence, profanity and scenes of graphic drug usage were met with a negative critical response on initial release, but subsequent reappraisal has established 'Scarface' as a cult classic. A loose remake of the 1932 film of the same name, De Palma dedicated his version to Howards Hawks and Ben Hecht...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Painting Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (also known as Mrs. Bennett; 1935-2013). Acrylic on Belgium Linen and painted in 2006. Untitled, t...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Armin Birkel "Blue City" Original Signed Lithograph with Metallic Embellishments
By Armin Birkel
Located in Miami, FL
Intrigue yourself with the captivating Parisian streetscape depicted in this original color lithograph by Armin Birkel, titled "Blue City". Hand-signed by the artist, this piece tran...
Category
20th Century Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Foil
Flesh / Andy Warhol's Flesh
Located in London, GB
Original Australian film poster for the 1968 drama staring Joe Dallesandro and Geraldine Smith, and directed by Paul Morrissey. This film was pr...
Category
1960s Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Golden Brass Duo Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Duo Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 15 x D 7 x H 6 cm
Materials: Brass.
Available in Solo, Duo, or Trio versions.
Available in three configurations, the Bottle B...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Cupid's Bow Print by David Bromley, 1990s
By David Bromley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born in the UK, David Bromley immigrated with his family as a child to Australia where he still lives. Self-taught, he began his artistic career as a potter, and then, with a focus on painting, became known for his storybook images of his imagined British childhood. These images are the frequent subjects of his large oils on canvas, small embroideries and gorgeous silk screen prints with children playing, skipping, sleeping or at the seaside in boats, as if from the pages of Dick and Jane books...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Still Life With Flowers By Frederick Arthur Jessup (1920-2007) Oil On Canvas
By Frederick Arthur Jessup 1
Located in LE CANNET, FR
Still life by Frederick Arthur Jessup entitled " Garden gourds ". Framed and signed work.
Born in Victoria in 1920, Frederick Arthur JESSUP educated at East Sydney Tecnichal College ...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Australian Aboriginal Painting Rain Dreaming Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
By Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (1943-). Entitled "Rain Dreaming", the artwork was acrylic on canvas and painted in 1999
Fully documented: originally purchased in 1999 from Kimberley Australian Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, cat. no. KA 708/99; The in the collection of The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica; It was exhibited in: "G'Day LA" Australia Week, in partnership with the Australian Consulate Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA, 15-25 January 2004. It is housed in a black thin wood frame.
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa was born in Pintupi land at Muyinnga, about 100 kilometres west of the Kintore Range, just across the Western Australian border. He is the son of Uta Uta Tjangala’s older brother, Minpuru Tjangala (c.1899–1976).
Artist's Biography (Courtesy of Art Gallery NSW)
After his initiation into Pintupi law at the site of Yumari, Tjampitjinpa and his younger brother Smithy Zimran Tjampitjinpa walked into the Aboriginal community of Yuendumu. They later joined their parents and other siblings – who had come in to Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff) in 1956 from the Dover Hills/Yumari area – at the new settlement of Papunya. Tjampitjinpa worked as a labourer, assisting with the fencing of the aerodromes at Papunya and Ikuntji. He was one of the youngest of the group of men who began painting at the start of the Western Desert art movement in 1971, and was a founder of Paunya Tula Artists.
During the 1970s, Tjampitjinpa was preoccupied with returning to his traditional lands and became a strong advocate for the outstation movement, travelling between meetings in Papunya, Yuendumu, Wirrimanu (Balgo) and Mount Doreen Station. His goal was finally achieved with the establishment of the Walungurru (Kintore) settlement in 1981. Tjampitjinpa moved there with his young family in 1983, establishing an outstation at Ininti (Redbank) and serving as chairman of the Kintore Outstation Council. During this period, he emerged as one of Papunya Tula Artists’ major painters, pioneering the bold, scaled-up, linear style that came to dominate many of the Walungurru painters’ work during the 1990s. His distinctive aesthetic preoccupa-tion is exemplified in the untitled works of 1994 and 2001. Now one of the last founding members of Papunya Tula Artists, Tjampitjinpa’s career spans more than 40 years. He has had six solo exhibitions since 1989 in Australia, most recently at Utopia Art, Sydney.
Throughout the 1980s Tjampitjinpa worked devotedly on a land claim for Ininti, holding meetings in Darwin, Warmun (Turkey Creek...
Category
1990s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Golden Solid Brass Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 12 cm
Materials: Brass
Note: Hooks come with matching screws.
The Gio Hook is sand cast in solid bra...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Contemporary Golden Brass F.ACE Wall Hooks by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Brass F.ACE Wall Hooks by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 5 x H 10 cm
Materials: Brass
The F.ACE Hook is a riff on our popular compass Hook. It is sand cast in solid brass...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Large Stunning Australian Aboriginal Painting by Naata Nungurrayi
By Naata Nungurrayi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and stunning contemporary abstract painting by celebrated Australian Aboriginal artist Naata Nungurrayi (1932-2021), stretched and ready for display. A rare masterpiece of the museum quality dating from the peak of the artist's creative output in 2003. The canvas is singular in both the impressive size and tine quality, and it comes with full provenance and step by step photos (100 in total) recording the creation of this significant piece of work.
The artist used fine dots as the sole element to compose a complex dreamtime landscape where Women's Ceremony took place in her ancestral time. The place is located at Marrapinti and its surrounds, where many water soakage holes were located. Dots in brilliant shifting and contrasting colors form ceremonial Tingari symbols performed by the women, black crawling tracks that may be associated with a site called Karilywarra (two carpet snakes) and mesmerizing Tali (sandhill) movements surrounding the canvas. The work is of the signature style of the artist, singular and easily recognizable. The fine quality of this work is exemplary.
Medium: acrylic on Belgium Linen
Cat no. NN200315
Provenance: Yanda Aboriginal Art, NT.
The painting comes with a COA letter and an artist biograph issued by Yanda Aboriginal Art and a presentation album with 100 photos that documented the entire process of the creation of this large work of art. The edge of the painting bears name of the artist as well as the stamp of the gallery as shown.
Reference and further reading:
For a relevant work by the artist, See Plate 88 and Page 220-222 in the book "Past and Present Together: Fifty Years of Papunya Tula Artists" by Meyers and Skerritt.
Another similar work is illustrated on plate 13 in "Pintupi" by Hamiltons.
Artist's biography:
Naata Nungurrayi (1932-2021) is an Australian Aboriginal artist who was born at the site of Kumil, west of the Pollock Hills in Western Australia. She is from the Pintupi group from Kintore, Northern Territory and is one of the senior elders of the Kintore women artist movement. Naata is the sister of George Tjungurrayi and Nancy Nungurrayi, and her son is Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mid-century Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Cupid's Bow Print by David Bromley, 1990s
By David Bromley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born in the UK, David Bromley immigrated with his family as a child to Australia where he still lives. Self-taught, he began his artistic career as a potter, and then, with a focus on painting, became known for his storybook images of his imagined British childhood. These images are the frequent subjects of his large oils on canvas, small embroideries and gorgeous silk screen prints with children playing, skipping, sleeping or at the seaside in boats, as if from the pages of Dick and Jane books...
Category
Late 20th Century Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Australian Aboriginal Carved and Painted Spear from Melville Island
By Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri
Located in Atlanta, GA
Title: A ceremonial spear with clan design paint
Artist: Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri
DOB: 19/04/1973
Medium: Ocher paint on ironwood carving
DOC:...
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Nick Thomm "Ether" Print - Standard Size
Located in Miami, US
Nick Thomm "Ether" Print - Standard Size
Immerse yourself in the vibrant, psychedelic world of contemporary artist Nick Thomm with this stunning print, "Ether". Known for his bold ...
Category
2010s Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Large Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kathleen Petyarre
By Kathleen Petyarre
Located in Atlanta, GA
A significant contemporary aboriginal painting by Kathleen Petyarre (1940-2018) in 2010. The painting was a rare oversize piece, exceptionally executed in earthy colors, showcasing m...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Nude Bathers at Swan Hill", Painting of Male Nudes by Ernest Smith, Australia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pale and enigmatic, this lovely modern painting of three male nude bathers -- and a fourth in the distance -- on the sandy shore of a mountainous lake was painted by Ernest Smith. Smith is known for his figural paintings in Australia...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Rare Bessie Gibson Painting - view of Honfleur France Normandy
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This exceptional oil-on-panel painting by celebrated Australian artist Bessie Gibson (1868–1961) captures a picturesque view of Honfleur, Normandy. The composition highlights the Vie...
Category
1940s Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Aboriginal Painting
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Aboriginal art, oil and acrylic on canvas. The painting depicts significant snake and gecko figures and characters that might ...
Category
Late 20th Century Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this incredibly rare Australian three-sheet poster advertised The Beatles' first full-length feature film 'A Hard Day's Night,' which followed ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Original Vintage Australian Airline Travel Poster for Qantas - At Your Command!
By Mandson
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Qantas super service at your command! Australia's international airline Qantas Empire Airways Ltd in association with British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC and Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. Great mid century illustration featuring a smartly dressed smiling lady walking past a line of Qantas cabin crew wearing blue uniform with suitcases bearing luggage labels on the side, a man in a brown suit and hat following her and more passengers disembarking a Qantas Lockheed Constellation plane with an Australian flag...
Category
1950s Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Oil on Canvas by Beverley Downie 1978 Red Abstract Expressionist
Located in Melbourne, AU
A large oil on canvas by extensively exhibited Australian artist, Beverley Downie, a painter whose keen interest in opera has strongly influenced her w...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Barbera 'Messina', Modern Solid Bronze Wall Hook
By Daniel Barbera
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Sandcast modern solid bronze wall hook, with mount system. Designed by Daniel Barbera.
Category
2010s Organic Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Balinese Genre Painting of Rice Harvest by Usman Munandar Bali 1984
Located in Melbourne, AU
A genre painting of Balinese villagers in a landscape during rice harvest, signed by popular Balinese artist Usman Munandar, dated 1984.
Munandar's work was particularly popular wi...
Category
1980s Organic Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
'Superman Flies Again' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1954
Located in Devon, GB
Superman jets off on this super rare stone lithography daybill poster for the Australian release of 'Superman Flies Again,' a 1954 compilation of three episodes of the hit US televis...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Brutalist Earthenware Slab Wall Hanging Sculpture 1970s After Peter Voulkos
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Melbourne, AU
A total commitment to experimentation with materials. This piece is unsigned, but we note the muscular slab-built Brutalism of this piece and wonder about the influence of American Brutalist sculptor...
Category
1970s Brutalist Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Earthenware
Abstract Expressionist Red Houses Sydney Signed Karlis Mednis 1966
Located in Melbourne, AU
This colorful Mid-century modern expressionist work is signed and dated 1966. The subject is a Sydney terrace scene, with the harbor and a boat or ship visible between colorful house...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Nick Thomm "Mars" Print - Standard Size
Located in Miami, US
Nick Thomm "Mars" Print - Standard Size
Immerse yourself in the vibrant, psychedelic world of contemporary artist Nick Thomm with this stunning print, "Mars". Known for his bold us...
Category
2010s Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Walangkura Napanangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal painter Walangkura Napanangka (1940-2014), one of the matching pair painted in 2007 in Alice Spring. Entitled "Kutungka", acrylic on Belgium linen, inscribed on reverse with gallery catalog no.
"Kutungka" depicts the landscape of a country where an old woman named "Kutungka" travelled from Malparingya to Kaltarra in Western Desert during the Dreamtime creation. The highly abstract forms are the dreamtime memory of the land features, such as rock piles and waterholes.
Provenance: Grasstree Gallery, Australia.
It comes with a COA from the gallery as well as progressive photos taken during the creation of this painting by the artist in 2007.
Brief biography From Australian Art Gallery...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Linen
Original Vintage Poster Sydney Bridge Celebrations D Annand and D Whitmore, 1932
By D. Annand & A. Whitmore
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster Sydney Bridge Celebrations D Annand and D Whitmore, 1932
Condition backing / material: Linen (backed on acid-free pap...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Australian Wall Decorations
'Thunderbirds Are Go' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this explosive Australian Daybill poster advertised the first full length feature film based on the British sci-fi Supermarionation television series 'Thunderbirds.' Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' combined a form of electronic marionette puppetry, which they named "Supermarionation," with scale model special effects sequences. Set in the 2060s, 'Thunderbirds' followed on from the Anderson's earlier Supermarionation productions including 'Fireball XL5' and 'Stingray.' The series followed the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from the organisation's secret base of operations in the Pacific Ocean. 'Thunderbirds Are Go...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Aboriginal Painting By Jorna Newberry, Australia
Located in NICE, FR
Aboriginal artist Jorna Newberry is recognized for her distinctive style that blends tradition and modernity, while exploring deep themes linked to her culture and land. His often vibrant and lively works can combine traditional Aboriginal motifs with a contemporary aesthetic, creating unique and evocative compositions. Jorna Newberry is valued for her ability to convey cultural narratives and spiritual connections through her art, providing an authentic perspective on Aboriginal history and identity. His contribution to the contemporary Aboriginal art...
Category
20th Century Tribal Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "Two Kuniya (Pythons) During Tingari Cycle", this mesmerizing painting was painted by Australian aboriginal artist Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Australian Aboriginal Painting "Piari" by Ningie Nangala
Located in Atlanta, GA
An aboriginal contemporary painting by Australian artist Ningie Nangala (born 1938-). The colorful canvas depicts the artist's ancestral country called...
Category
1990s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Batman' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
"For the first time on the motion picture screen in color!" Printed in stunning stone lithography, this fabulously kitsch and colourful Australian Daybill...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
1980's Retro Rug Wall or Tapestry by Designer Rugs of Australia, Space Fantasy
Located in St. Louis, MO
Designer rugs of Australia, circa 1980s wool wall tapestry, hanging or rug, titled Space Fantasy and signed R.T on front. Raised plush rainbow spectrum a...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Turner by Michael Lloyd, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Turner by Michael Lloyd. Published by National Gallery of Australia, 1996. 1st Ed softcover. Fifty years before impressionism, J.W.M. Turner brought a se...
Category
1990s Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Jon Rhodes Signed Limited Ed Australian Aboriginal Art Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, singular silver gelatin photographic print by renowned Australian photographer/artist titled "Uta Uta Tjangala and Yala Yala Tjungurrayi Gibbs at Yumari Rockhole, 1990"
The one-off, unique work is hand pencil signed, titled, dated (printed in 1991), and numbered (1/1) by Rhodes in the lower margin.
Jon Rhodes was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1947. before moving at a young age to Brisbane, Queensland. He took up photography in the late 60s which eventually led him to documentary work as an assistant cinematographer in countries such as Australia, Papua New Guinea, and India where he developed his cinematic approach to photography. It was also in the 1970s that he began his collaborative work with the Indigenous Australian Aboriginal Peoples. Today Rhodes is widely viewed as a pioneer in bringing a high-art approach to documenting the lives of Aboriginal People living in remote communities.
Rhodes's work can be found in numerous major Australian collections and prominent museums including:
The Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney
The Museum of Australian Photography...
Category
1990s Folk Art Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
1980s John Irving Handspun Wool Abstract Wall Hanging
Located in Melbourne, AU
This deliciously tactile and textural work by Australian artist John Irving is made of pure handspun Australian wool, naturally dyed and woven by hand into a wild profusion of textur...
Category
1980s Brutalist Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Wood
Large Aboriginal Painting "Wati Kutjara" by Yannima Tommy Watson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking aboriginal painting by celebrated Australian artist Yannima Tommy Watson (1935s-2017; Pitjantjatjara people from Australia's central western desert). Stretched and ready to display (no frame).
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year of Creation: 2013
Title: Wati Kutjara
An important aboriginal dreamtime story from the Western Australia (the song line is also known as Two Men Dreaming), the narrative is about two young lizard-men travelling all over the Western Desert. They covered a vast landscape from Kimberley in the north to Southern Australia. The two brothers often took the form of wind and left songs in their epic journey to enlighten the people they encountered with rituals and knowledge. As magical ancestral beings, they destroyed evil spirits and created sacred objects across all over the Western Dessert.
Provenance:
Agathon Galleries, Melbourne 2013
Art Yarramunua, Melbourne (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)
Private Collection, Melbourne 2017
About the artist (courtesy of Kate Owen and Japingka Gallery)
Yannima Tommy Watson was a celebrated Pitjantjatara artist, born around 1935 in the desert west of Irrunytju in Western Australia. Tommy was a Law man of Karima skin group, and his traditional names were Yannima and Pikarli relate to specific sites near his birthplace at Anumarapiti, west of Irrunytju.
As a young man Tommy learned the bush skills of hunting and gathering, living off the land. In these years his physical and spiritual knowledge of the land was deeply embedded in his life.
Tommy Watson first met white people at Ernabella Mission in the 1940s. He then spent decades working as a stockman and laborer on cattle stations. Not until 2001 when he was in his mid 60s, did Tommy Watson pick up a paint brush and painted his first picture at Irrunytju art center established by a small group of artists.
Watson's work became quickly recognized for his powerful use of colors and his mesmerizing creation of energetic movement. He exhibited in Alice Springs at Desert Mob and as a finalist at the Telstra NATSIAA Art Awards in Darwin. With his work becoming highly collectable, Tommy soon entered into an exclusive representation agreement with Jon Ioannou of Agathon Gallery. This arrangement marked the start of a second phase of Tommy's career and saw the creation of a large body of outstanding artworks which were to further propel Tommy into the upper echelons of Australian indigenous artists. This painting was created toward the end of that phase.
In 2005, Tommy was commissioned, along with Ningura Napurrula, Lena Nyadbi, Michael Riley, Judy Watson, John Mawurndjul, Paddy Bedford...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Aboriginal Jukurrpa by Andrea and Kathleen Martin Nungarrayi
By Warlukurlangu Artists of Yuendumu, Kathleen Martin Nungarrayi
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautiful Aboriginal Jukurrpa (dreaming story) by P Andrea and Kathleen
Nungarray Martin P. Both artist are a part of the Warlukurlangu Artists of...
Category
Late 20th Century Other Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Brutalist Freeform Earthenware Wall Plate w Turquoise Glaze
Located in Melbourne, AU
A Brutalist earthenware plate suitable as a wall hanging. A strong 70s vibe but, to my surprise, created in 2012. It will work well with Organic and Brutalist styling, or 1970s moder...
Category
2010s Brutalist Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Earthenware
Original Vintage Water Sport Travel Poster Surfing Australia Lady Surfer Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport themed travel poster - Surfing Australia - featuring a black and white photograph of a smiling lady in a swimming suit and cap surfing on a wave with two men o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Fly Qantas To The Philippines Travel Art Illustrations
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - fly Qantas to the Philippines - featuring colorful scenic illustrations including the Mayon volcano, rice terraces, a sports man playing jai-alai, th...
Category
1960s Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kudditji Kngwarreye
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "My Country", this bold and abstract landscape painting was by renowned Australian aboriginal artist Kudditji Kngwarreye (1928-2017). Acrylic painting on canvas, it was painted in 2012 and signed and inscribed on verso. The saturated colors and the visible brush strokes and intentionally uneven earth-like textures invokes the view of a landscape, partially real, partially imaginary.
Kudditji Kngwarreye from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. He was the skin brother of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye and like his skin sister Emily, was one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of contemporary indigenous Australian...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Maringka Baker, Minma Jukurrpa, Acrylic on canvas, 2013
Located in NICE, FR
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK
In this painting, Maringka Baker depicts the land of her childhood. She depicts a Dream, that of the creation of the hills by two female dogs, represented on the ...
Category
2010s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Australian Aboriginal Painting Tjukurla Country Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
(also known as Mrs. Bennett; 1935-2013). Entitled "Tjukurla Country", this work was acrylic on Be...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Cool Hand Luke' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1967
Located in Devon, GB
An uber cool Australian Daybill for the 1967 American prison drama 'Cool Hand Luke' starring Paul Newman in an Oscar nominated performance as the titular anti-hero, a free spirited prisoner who refuses to conform to the system, as indicated by the poster's tagline "The man... and the motion picture that simply do not conform." Acclaimed as one of the key movies of the 1960s, the film's anti-establishment ethos touched a nerve during a time of growing opposition to the Vietnam War. The Australian Daybill was printed using stone lithography based on US artist James Bama...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1964
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original stone lithograph poster for the first Australian release of the 1962 American film adaptation of Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Rome Italy Fly Qantas Harry Rogers
By Harry Rogers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Italy travel advertising poster - Rome Fly there by Qantas Australia's round-the-world airline - featuring a great image of a bus...
Category
1960s Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Paul Newman 'The Hustler' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Australian, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
A sumptuous stone lithography daybill for the first Australian release of 1961 classic drama 'The Hustler,' starring Paul Newman as small-time pool shark "F...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Walangkura Napanangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal painter Walangkura Napanangka (1940-2014), one of the matching pair painted in 2007 in Alice Spring. Entitled "Kutungka", acrylic on Belgium linen, inscribed on reverse with gallery catalog no.
"Kutungka" depicts the landscape of a country where an old woman named "Kutungka" travelled from Malparingya to Kaltarra in Western Desert during the Dreamtime creation. The highly abstract forms are the dreamtime memory of the land features, such as rock piles and waterholes.
Provenance: Grasstree Gallery, Australia.
It comes with a COA from the gallery as well as progressive photos taken during the creation of this painting by the artist in 2007.
Brief biography From Australian Art Gallery artist...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Framed Pastel on Paper, Lyn Diefenbach Hyper-realistic Roses Composition
By Lyn Diefenbach
Located in Morristown, NJ
Lyn Diefenbach, Australian, b. 1957, "Pretty In Pink", signed "L. Dief" at lower right.
A mesmerizing pastel painting by Lyn Diefenbach, celebrated for her masterful floral realis...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Australian Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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