Untitled Western MacDonnell Landscape, c.1945

37.5 x 26.5 cm ; 53 x 42 cm frame

Est. $900 – $1,500

Hammer $800

Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Raymond John Noble, Deputy Director Armed Forces, Alice Springs c.1945 Adrian and Anne Newstead Collection, NSW
Artwork story: This work, like much of Walter Ebatarinja's oeuvre, captures the spiritual grandeur of the Western MacDonnell Ranges. Untitled, yet unmistakably located, the painting features rounded hills and soft shadows that recall both the geological and sacred contours of Arrernte Country. Walter's style is confident yet unhurried - his brush articulates presence without theatricality. This is landscape not as a tourist might see it, but as someone born into it sees it: layered, inhabited, known. Collectors attuned to early 20th-century Aboriginal art movements have come to value Walter Ebatarinja's contribution for its nuance and historical resonance. Each of his landscapes quietly challenges assumptions about genre, authorship, and belonging.

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Sale 1 · Lot 32

1915 – 1968

37.5 x 26.5 cm ; 53 x 42 cm frame

Est. $900 – $1,500

Hammer $800

Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Raymond John Noble, Deputy Director Armed Forces, Alice Springs c.1945 Adrian and Anne Newstead Collection, NSW
Artwork story: This work, like much of Walter Ebatarinja's oeuvre, captures the spiritual grandeur of the Western MacDonnell Ranges. Untitled, yet unmistakably located, the painting features rounded hills and soft shadows that recall both the geological and sacred contours of Arrernte Country. Walter's style is confident yet unhurried - his brush articulates presence without theatricality. This is landscape not as a tourist might see it, but as someone born into it sees it: layered, inhabited, known. Collectors attuned to early 20th-century Aboriginal art movements have come to value Walter Ebatarinja's contribution for its nuance and historical resonance. Each of his landscapes quietly challenges assumptions about genre, authorship, and belonging.