ALBERT NAMATJIRA
Australia 1902 - 1959
NEAR GLEN HELEN
water colour on paper
board
In 1934 two Melbourne artists visited the mission to exhibit their
paintings. Seeing them, Albert was inspired to paint seriously.
Two years later, he volunteered to show one of the painters, Rex
Batterbee, good places to paint. In exchange, Rex taught Albert how to
paint. Albert was a fast learner. He thought he had a natural gift, and
he was right.
Albert's first exhibition, held in Melbourne in 1938, sold out.
Exhibitions in Adelaide and Sydney drew similar enthusiasm. Even the
Queen liked his work. Albert was a celebrity, but not always a
comfortable one. It was always a relief for him to leave the big smoke
and return to his desert home.
Success brought money - and Albert planned to use it to secure a
future for his family. He wanted to lease a cattle station - but as an
Aborigine he wasn't allowed. Next he tried to build a house in Alice
Springs.
Once again the law prevented him, just because he was Aboriginal. It
was a strange situation. Here was a man, heralded as a top artist,
treated like a celebrity and yet not even allowed to own land.
MY PARENTS HAVE HAD THIS IN THEIR HOME SINCE I WAS A CHILD
BEAUTIFUL.
ALBERT
NAMATJIRA
This is an original print of one of his classic water colour
paintings, complete timber frame ready to hang on your
wall.
580 x 450
total overall size
STUNNING
&
BEAUTIFUL
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