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THBAlex Nganjmirra Painting - Luma Luma in Cave - 2002
Lot 139b
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Alex Nganjmirra (Aboriginal Australian, 1961-2007). "Luma Luma in Cave" Acrylic on Arches Artist Board. Painted January 20, 2002. A bold painting of the spirit Luma Luma sitting with the right arm raised and elbow bent upon an upraised knee and the left hand placed upon the knee of the more relaxed left left - facing forward with a powerful gaze and a toothy grimace, wearing a woven garment by the late Australian Aboriginal artist Alex Nganjmirra, who comes from one of the greatest artistic dynasties of Arnhem Land. 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: 10.3" W x 14.875" H (26.2 cm x 37.8 cm) Size: 10.375" W x 14.75" H (26.4 cm x 37.5 cm)
Alex Nganjmirra's father Bobby Nganjmirra (1915-1992) was the senior artist of the family and inspired a modern style grounded in the rock and bark painting traditions. Alex 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.
Alex Nganjmirra's work may be found in the following collections: Australian Museum, Sydney; Flinders Art Museum, Adelaide, SA; Museum and Art Gallery of the NT, Darwin; the John W. Kluge Collection, Virginia, USA. His work has been exhibited at "The Twelfth National Aboriginal Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the NT, Darwin.
For more about this artist: "Kunwinjku Art from Injalak 1991-1992, the John W. Kluge Commission, Museum Arts International Pty. Ltd., North Adelaide.; Images in Ochre by Adrian Parker; Contemporary Paintings from Western Armhenmland. Published by Flinders Art Museum, Adelaide, SA.
Provenance: private Australia collection, painted at the owner’s 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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#147558Excellent. "Alex / Luma Luma / 20/1/02" handwritten on the verso.Condition
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