Mick Namarari was born in sandhill country at Marnpi Rockhole south-west of the Mount Rennie Bore and was initiated in the Areyonga region. He worked in the cattle industry until he settled at Papunya, and was 45 years of age when, in 1971, he began painting under the guidance of Geoffrey Bardon as one of the founding members of Papunya Tula Artists. During the late 1980s and 1990s, Namarari created late career works which were heralded as 'ethereal minimalism' and in doing so significantly fueled the international reputation of Australian Aboriginal art, thereby earning himself an ‘incomparable place’ in Australian art history. Namarari was awarded the National Aboriginal Art Award in 1991 and, in 1994, was a recipient of the Australia Council's prestigious Red Ochre Award.  Rare and gorgeous painting. 

Dimensions

91 x 122 cm

Artist or Maker

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri

Medium

synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Date

1995

Provenance

Field Collected by Paul Walsh, NT Cat. No. 100495MN Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Vic Cat. No. 4951 Hank Ebes Collection, Vic accompanied by a certificate booklet from Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings and a photo of the artist with the artwork, Paddington Australia.