Nandjiwarra Amagula PRICE CHARTS
c.1926 - 1989. Known for: Aboriginal art.
Nandjiwarra Amagula lived from around 1926 to 1989. Nanjiwarra in particular, surpassed all others, often executing complex and detailed narratives relating to traditional ceremonies and spiritual... Read full biography
Nandjiwarra Amagula lived from around 1926 to 1989. Nanjiwarra in particular, surpassed all others, often executing complex and detailed narratives relating to traditional ceremonies and spiritual subjects. In fact, numerous series by the artist are known including four sets of narratives from the... Read full biography
Nandjiwarra Amagula lived from around 1926 to 1989. Nanjiwarra in particular, surpassed all others, often executing complex and detailed narratives relating to traditional ceremonies and spiritual subjects. In fact, numerous series by the artist are known including four sets of narratives from the 1950s relating the seventeen stages of Death on Groote Eylandt collected by the Rev. L. M. Howellin now the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. In this work, Nandjiwarra has created a... Read full biography
Nandjiwarra Amagula lived from around 1926 to 1989. Nanjiwarra in particular, surpassed all others, often executing complex and detailed narratives relating to traditional ceremonies and spiritual subjects. In fact, numerous series by the artist are known including four sets of narratives from the 1950s relating the seventeen stages of Death on Groote Eylandt collected by the Rev. L. M. Howellin now the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. In this work, Nandjiwarra has created a dynamic ceremonial scene. The movement is heightened by the gestural, feathered brushstrokes in white and yellow ochre surrounding the dancing figures signifying the impact of the dancer's soles on the ceremonial ground. The stars painted in yellow... Read full biography
Nandjiwarra Amagula lived from around 1926 to 1989. Nanjiwarra in particular, surpassed all others, often executing complex and detailed narratives relating to traditional ceremonies and spiritual subjects. In fact, numerous series by the artist are known including four sets of narratives from the 1950s relating the seventeen stages of Death on Groote Eylandt collected by the Rev. L. M. Howellin now the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. In this work, Nandjiwarra has created a dynamic ceremonial scene. The movement is heightened by the gestural, feathered brushstrokes in white and yellow ochre surrounding the dancing figures signifying the impact of the dancer's soles on the ceremonial ground. The stars painted in yellow ochre and tipped with white heightened against a black background appear to twinkle in the sky... Read full biography
