Lot 139A
Trevor Nganjmirra (Aboriginal Australian, b. 1966). "Luma Luma and Water Python" Acrylic on Arches Art Board, painted on January 13, 2002. A bold painting of the spirit Luma Luma sitting with upraised knees and head in profile having an encounter with a rainbow serpent or water python by Aboriginal artist Trevor Nganjmirra, who comes from one of the greatest artistic dynasties of Arnhem Land. The spirit wears a garments with a woven netted pattern, perhaps made from crocodile skin. All is finely delineated in a striking color palette of russet red, yellow ochre, black, and white. Also included is a photograph of the artist holding this piece. Size: 20.75" W x 29.75" H (52.7 cm x 75.6 cm)
Trevor Nganjmirra's father Bobby Nganjmirra (1915-1992) was the senior artist of the family and inspired a modern style grounded in Aboriginal rock and bark painting traditions. Trevor and his brothers learned to paint on rock and on bark from their father when they lived in a bush camp between Oenpelli and Maningrida. Most of the subjects depicted by the Nganjmirra family come from the family's lands east of Gunbalanya. Favorite subjects and themes include: white cranes, emu, rock wallaby, brolgas, jabirus, rainbow serpents, fish, crocodiles, barramundi, and mimi spirits. Trevor Nganjmirra's works have been collected by the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia.
Provenance: private Australia collection, painted at the owners home in Darwin, Australia and accompanied by a photograph of the artist with his work which was taken when the painting was completed - The artist is from the Kunwinjku clan of Kakadu, part of the oldest continuous culture on earth - estimated at 60,000 years.
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- Condition: Excellent. "Trevor 13/1/02 - Luma Luma & Water Python" handwritten on verso.
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