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Jack Britten, Gnairariny - Carr-Boyd Ranges, 1999

natural earth pigments on canvas

90.5 x 121 cm

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Provenance: Narrangunny Art Traders, Wyndham, WA, Cat No. N-0640-JB Private Collection NT Cooee Art Indigenous Fine Art - 2022, Lot 24 Private Collection Vic
Artwork story: Jack Britten was at Tickelara Station in the north-east Kimberley when he began painting later in life. In this work he portrays the Carr-Boyd Ranges with rhythmic energy and tonal variation that brings the land to life. His palette is typically earthy - ochres and reds offset by white highlights that define ridges and escarpments. These are not mere landscapes; they are visual testaments to Country as kin, as witness, as law. Jack's hills rise not only from earth but from story. Jack Britten's approach to painting - grounded in memory and ceremony - earned him significant acclaim during his lifetime. Works like this continue to appeal to collectors seeking early Kimberley artists whose connection to place was direct and unmediated.

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natural earth pigments on canvas

90.5 x 121 cm

Price on application — enquire

Provenance: Narrangunny Art Traders, Wyndham, WA, Cat No. N-0640-JB Private Collection NT Cooee Art Indigenous Fine Art - 2022, Lot 24 Private Collection Vic
Artwork story: Jack Britten was at Tickelara Station in the north-east Kimberley when he began painting later in life. In this work he portrays the Carr-Boyd Ranges with rhythmic energy and tonal variation that brings the land to life. His palette is typically earthy - ochres and reds offset by white highlights that define ridges and escarpments. These are not mere landscapes; they are visual testaments to Country as kin, as witness, as law. Jack's hills rise not only from earth but from story. Jack Britten's approach to painting - grounded in memory and ceremony - earned him significant acclaim during his lifetime. Works like this continue to appeal to collectors seeking early Kimberley artists whose connection to place was direct and unmediated.