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Modern and Contemporary Art - Timed Auction - Fri 1 Jul to Sun 10 Jul
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Nanyuma Napangati (Aborigine, born c.1944)
Nanyuma Napangati (Aborigine, born c.1944)
Untitled
signed 'Nanyuma Napangati' and numbered '1508051' on stretcher verso, acrylic on linen
61 x 91cm
Provenance: Wartenberg, Utopia Art, Sydney and thence inherited by the present owner.
The art of the Australian Aborigines is widely recognised as being the oldest art form in the world, preceding that of the Americas and Europe by many centuries. For thousands of years, however, the only art forms practised by the Aborigines were rock painting and carving, bark painting, sand painting and body painting, using natural ochres, wild desert cotton, charcoal and birds' down, often carried out as part of ceremonial activities.
It was not until 1971 that the Aborigines of the Papunya Tula settlement in the deserts of the Northern Territory were introduced to methods of painting on canvas and board using modern materials.
Sold for £460
Condition Report
Framed size: 71 x 102cm.
Auction: Modern and Contemporary Art - Timed Auction - Fri 1 Jul to Sun 10 Jul, ending 10th Jul, 2022
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