Wandjina, c.1985

92 x 41.5 cm

Est. $3,500 – $4,500

Hammer $3,000

Provenance: Waringarri Arts, WA, Cat No. 1394 D'Lan Davidson Contemporary Art, Vic Private Collection, Vic
Artwork story: Waigan Djangara specialised in painting Wandjina, the ancestral spirits responsible for rain, storms, and creation in the Kimberley region. Wandjina are recognisable by their large, round heads and halo-like headdresses - silent yet expressive figures depicted without mouths, as their power is understood to exist beyond speech. In this work, the Wandjina emerges in pale pigments - white, ochre, and black - hovering against a flat field. These images are not simply visual; they are acts of renewal, connected to ceremony and seasonal change. They have been repainted on cave walls over the millennia in order to ensure fertility and increase. While Waigan is possibly less widely known than several other Wandjina painters, his works embody a deeply localised expression of enduring ancestral presence. For collectors, Wandjina paintings provide a powerful intersection between spiritually iconic imagery, revivification, and seasonal rhythm - between art and weather.

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Sale 1 · Lot 17

Waigan Djangara

c. 1929 – 1996

92 x 41.5 cm

Est. $3,500 – $4,500

Hammer $3,000

Provenance: Waringarri Arts, WA, Cat No. 1394 D'Lan Davidson Contemporary Art, Vic Private Collection, Vic
Artwork story: Waigan Djangara specialised in painting Wandjina, the ancestral spirits responsible for rain, storms, and creation in the Kimberley region. Wandjina are recognisable by their large, round heads and halo-like headdresses - silent yet expressive figures depicted without mouths, as their power is understood to exist beyond speech. In this work, the Wandjina emerges in pale pigments - white, ochre, and black - hovering against a flat field. These images are not simply visual; they are acts of renewal, connected to ceremony and seasonal change. They have been repainted on cave walls over the millennia in order to ensure fertility and increase. While Waigan is possibly less widely known than several other Wandjina painters, his works embody a deeply localised expression of enduring ancestral presence. For collectors, Wandjina paintings provide a powerful intersection between spiritually iconic imagery, revivification, and seasonal rhythm - between art and weather.