Sandhill Country, 2010

152 x 183 cm

Est. $5,000 – $7,000

Provenance: Yanda Art, NT, Cat No. 201016 Private Collection, NSW
Artwork story: The sister of Esther Giles and half-sister of Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, Tjawina Porter was a skilled craftsperson, and her paintings reflect that same attentiveness to form and rhythm. In Sandhill Country, she evokes the vast dunes and claypans of her ancestral lands with sweeping arcs and finely applied dots. The painting is a visual recollection of walking tracks, waterholes, and ceremonial sites. Her palette - subtle creams, browns, and warm reds - recalls the shifting hues of desert sands at different times of day. Like a woven basket, the composition is tight, functional, and beautiful - a visual map of law and land. Tjawina Porter's work has been collected by institutions and private collections alike, and for good reason: she transmits the calm gravity of senior knowledge through a meticulous and meditative hand.

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Sale 1 · Lot 80

c.1931 / c.1940 – 2024

152 x 183 cm

Est. $5,000 – $7,000

Provenance: Yanda Art, NT, Cat No. 201016 Private Collection, NSW
Artwork story: The sister of Esther Giles and half-sister of Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, Tjawina Porter was a skilled craftsperson, and her paintings reflect that same attentiveness to form and rhythm. In Sandhill Country, she evokes the vast dunes and claypans of her ancestral lands with sweeping arcs and finely applied dots. The painting is a visual recollection of walking tracks, waterholes, and ceremonial sites. Her palette - subtle creams, browns, and warm reds - recalls the shifting hues of desert sands at different times of day. Like a woven basket, the composition is tight, functional, and beautiful - a visual map of law and land. Tjawina Porter's work has been collected by institutions and private collections alike, and for good reason: she transmits the calm gravity of senior knowledge through a meticulous and meditative hand.