Artist: Albert Namatjira | Title: Mt. Giles, N.T. | Year: c. 1930s | Medium: Watercolour on paper | Dimensions: 15 x 26.4 cm

ARTWORK STORY
In this very early landscape by Albert Namatjira the blue hills of Mt Giles are rendered in blocky outline. They dominate the image as they stand in stark contrast to the desert landscape. 

Artist Profile

COMMUNITY/REGION
Hermannsburg Central Desert, NT

LANGUAGE
Western Arrernte

BIOGRAPHY
Often portrayed as a tragic figure, Albert Namatjira was the first Aboriginal artist to be recognised internationally, having made a lasting contribution to Australian art through romantic depictions of the desert that have become synonymous with our vision of the Australian outback… Continue Reading