Private Treaty Offering
December, 2023
EARLY WESTERN DESERT PAINTINGS & ARTEFACTS
We are delighted to introduce two significant early works by master painters, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa and Wimmitji Tjapanga from the Western Desert, as well as two Albert Namatjira Woomeras and a collection of desert Boards and Artefacts (c.1972 - 1980) for sale by private treaty. These culturally rich pieces, crafted during the formative years of their respective art movements, encapsulate not only artistic brilliance but also ancient ancestral narratives.
The Western Desert Art Movement began in the early 1970s in Papunya when Aboriginal artists started using acrylic paints to depict traditional Dreamtime stories, cultural symbols, and landscapes on canvas. This movement transformed Indigenous art into a significant contemporary art form, gaining international recognition for its vibrant, abstract representations of ancestral knowledge and connection to Country.
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Tjitji Kutjarra, 1993
acrylic on canvas 100 x 50 cm
•sold
Artist Once Known
Wandjina bark, c.1978
134 x 79 cm
POA
Wimmitji Tjapangati
Yala and Tingari Dreamings , 1977
acrylic on canvas 123 x 78 cm
•sold
Timmy Payungka Tjapangati
Untitled (Bush Fire Dreaming), 1978
41 x 31 cm
POA
Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri
Bush Tucker, c.1974
61 x 45 cm
POA
Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri
Kangaroo Dreaming, 1973
61 x 45 cm
POA
Tim Leura
Emu Dreaming, c.1980
76 x 55 cm
POA
Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Bushfire Dreaming, 1978
89 x 22 cm
POA
Artist Once Known
Untitled, c. 1972
57 x 43 cm
•sold
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri
Pintyralynga, 1979
51 x 40.55 cm
POA
Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula
Untitled, c.1974
60 x 46 cm
POA
Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa
Two Boomerangs, c.1972
80x 15 cm
POA
Albert Namatjira
Untitled, c.1950
painted woomera
82 x 33 cm
POA
Albert Namatjira
Untitled, c.1950
painted woomera
76 x 30 cm
POA

