Fine Art & Gallery Art

ID - 398127 - Winnie Reid Nakamarra (b C1961, Pintupi Language Group) 'Lupul Rock Hole' 2014, Synthetic Polymer Paint on Linen, Unsigned

Notations on Verso Include:
Mimi Art Gallery (stamped)
Artist Name, Title of Work, Year, Media, Size
Catalogue Number 161-474
Mimi Art Gallery is an Aboriginal Art Studio Operating in Alice Springs

Based Around Kintore (Wulungurru), Nakamarra's paintings often depict Lupul Rockhole in her Country, using bold shapes, strong colour and tonal contrasts. Nakamarra has been represented by a number of galleries, Including Mimi Art Gallery and Honey Ant Gallery

As Found, Minor Paint Flaking at Canvas Edge, Top and Bottom left

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ID - 398128 - 20th Century Japanese School, Two Figurative Paintings, Oil on Canvas, One of a Man Looking Towards the Rising Sun, the other of a Girl Swinging from a Gymnastics Ring, both Signed 'Sugawara' and 'T Sugawara', One with Card on Verso with Title 'Sunrise' in Japanese and English, and Japanese Characters on Canvas, Framing Label 'Kato Distinctive Framing Tokyo'

As Found, Minor Marks to Frames

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ID - 398129 - A Vintage Carved Emu Egg on Timber Stand with Carved Snake Clamp, Carvings on Egg Depict a First Nations Family out Hunting, Signed K W Near Base of Egg, Attributed to Ken Ward (late 20th Century, Burke)

Ward was a Stockman, Jackaroo and Station Overseer who Learned to Carve Emu Eggs from First Nations Workmates


As Found, Two Vertical Cracks to Egg, does not Detract from Display

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ID - 398130 - Ruth Waller (b 1955, Australian) 'Step One (from Giotto)' 1995, Oil on Board, Signed, Titled and Dated on Verso, Watter's Gallery Label on Verso, Unframed

A significant contemporary Australian painter, Waller's interests include the interplay between art and its social context, particularly through reinvention and change in the history of Western painting. This work is from a period in which she studied early Renaissance panel paintings, reimagining their compositional devices in the context of hospital environments. Waller taught at the Canberra School of Art for many years, including as Head of the Painting Workshop 2006-2018. She is represented by Nancy Severs Gallery, Canberra and by Watters Gallery in Sydney. A Watter's Gallery label from the survey 'Women at Watters' 1964-1999 is attached to the back of the painting

ID - 398131 - Elizabeth Kelly (b 1960, Australian) A Large Heavy-wall Bruised Strawberry Coloured Studio Art Glass Bowl, Unsigned

Provenance, Purchased from the Jam Factory, Adelaide, Made by Kelly at a Time she was Teaching at the Jam Factory

An established artist whose Studio Tangerine has operated since 2003, Kelly initially trained in glass and now works with this medium in large sculptural and architectural works as well as smaller design pieces. This elegant cast work, which combines a minimalist form with a luscious syrupy colour, captures her sculptural approach to glass

Purchased from the Jam Factory, Adelaide

ID - 398132 - Peter Griffen (b 1949, Australian) 'Purnululu in September' 2004, Acrylic on Paper, SLR 'Griffin 04'

As an Abstract Painter and Geographer, Griffen Counts the Process and Materiality of Abstraction, Renaissance Paintings, and the Relationship between Artists and Landscape in Indigenous Cultures Amongst his Influences. His Work is in Many Private and Public Institutions, Including many at Macquarie University. Purnalulu National Park of the Kimberly Includes the Spectacular World Heritage Listed Bungle Bungle Range.

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ID - 398133 - A Framed Fine Art Print after 'Ned Kelly' 1942 by Sidney Nolan (1917-1992, Australian), Offset Lithographic Print Published by the National Gallery of Australia, NGA Impression Bottom Right Corner under Print Margin.

As Found, Small Chips to Frame Corners, some Marks on Matt Board under Glass

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ID - 398134 - Janice Vitkovsky (b1977, Australian) Elegant Minimalist Merging Bubble Form in Purple, White and Clear Glass, Signed to Base 'Janice Vitkovsky'

Purchased from the Jam Factory, Adelaide

Vitkovsky, based in South Australia, studied glass at the ANU School of art. Her extraordinary minimalist objects demonstrate her mastery of glass to create elegant forms and manipulate our perception of light

ID - 398135 - Mark Thiele (Contemporary, Australian) Rare Large Hand-blown Art Glass Vase in Purple with Sand-blasted Surface c2002 Inscribed to Base 'M Thiele'

Provenance, purchased from the artist

South Australian based Thiele studied glass in Canberra, has a long association with Adelaide's Jam Factory and has been a finalist in the prestigious Ranamok Glass Prize, including winning in 2001. A similar example of this form is held in the Kaplan-Ostergaard Collection, his work is held in a variety of Private and Institutional Collections

ID - 398136 - Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006, Australian) 'Waltzing Matilda', Fine Art Letterpress Poster with an Original Pro Hart Etching, Signed on Plate, Printed on Arches Paper, Editioned 2/20, Published by The Littlewood Press, Melbourne 1995, to Launch the Book 'Waltzing Matilda', with Suite of Seven Etchings by Pro Hart, Celebrating the Centenary of Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Patterson's Poem. Editioned and Signed under Plate Margin by the Publisher, Robert Littlewood. Plate Margin 12.5 x 15 cm


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ID - 398137 - Muriel Luders (1906-1984, Australia) 'Untitled' (a View from Around Tumut), Oil on Masonite, SLR ']M Luders

Born in Gundagai, Luders' delightful Naive-style paintings of the southern NSW landscape Invite close inspection. Luder's paintings are held in private collections and those of institutions such as the National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia

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ID - 398138 - Greg Jorgensen (b1952, Australian) 'Daisies and Banksia Nut', Oil on Canvas, SLR 'Jorg', Framed under Glass in a Gold-tone Frame

Jorgensen has exhibited continuously since the early 1980s. His early work includes illustrations for the Australian Wildlife Association, his most recent work Includes landscapes of Australia's desert country

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ID - 398139 - Max Middleton (1922 - 2013, Australian), Untitled (a Tranquil Willow-Lined River) Oil on Canvasboard, SLR Max Middleton

Middleton was primarily a landscape painter, particularly of locations in Victoria. His influences include studying and painting in the UK and Europe in the 1950s. Examples of Middleton's paintings are Held in private collections as well as Institutions such as the Queensland Art Gallery and Ian Potter Museum of Art. This work, of willows along a riverbank, is typical of his approach

As Found, Minor Marks to Frame

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ID - 398140 - John Beament (active 1900s-1930s, Australian) Untitled (an Australian Pastoral Landscape), Oil on Canvas on Board, SLR 'J Beament'

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ID - 398141 - Joyce Thompson (Late 20th Cent, Australian) Untitled (portrait of a Young Woman), Watercolour on Paper, SLL 'Joyce Thompson'

Thompson was a watercolourist and textile designer of the mid-late 20th century. In this work, a sensitive portrait of a young woman, washes of colour help define light and shadow falling across the figure

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ID - 398142 - Geoffrey Willis (active Late 20th Century, English) 'Llangorse Lake and Llangorse Mountain Near Brecon' 1995, Watercolour on Paper, SLR 'Geoffrey Willis 95', Title, Date, Artist Name on Verso

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ID - 398143 - Clifton Pugh (1924-1990, Australian) 'Landscape with Birds 1979, Acrylic on Board, Signed and Titled Lower Right (indistinct),
Picture Dimensions 55.5 x 74 cm

As Found, a light Stain Affects about One Third of the Surface

Pugh, a three-time winner of the Archibald Prize (1965, 1971 and 1972, for his portrait of Gogh Whitlam), trained as a painter following service in WWII. He is best known for landscapes and portraits in oils

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ID - 398144 - Sebastien Rudko (contemporary, Polish) 'Morze W Morzu' ('Sea in the Sea') 2012, Mixed Media on Canvas, Inscribed on Verso

As Found, Minor Scrapes to Frame

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ID - 398145 - Joyce Thompson (active Late 20th Cent, Australian) 'By the Window' (still Life with Gerbras), Oil on Masonite), SLL 'Joyce Thompson'

Thompson was a painter and textile designer of the Mmd-late 20th Century. In this work she uses a warm palette to capture a bunch of cheerful gerberas backlit by gauzy light filtering through a curtain

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ID - 398146 - Margaret Agnes Coen (1913-1993, Australian) Untitled (an Urn of Cherry Blossoms), Watercolour on Paper, SLL 'Margaret Coen'

Coen is a well-known watercolourist who also worked in oil. Her delicate paintings captured the interplay of light on surfaces in her floral paintings and landscapes. Coen studied at the Royal Art Society School in Sydney and with Norman Lindsay, examples of her paintings are held by the Art Gallery of NSW and the National Gallery of Australia

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ID - 398147 - Basil Hall (b1954, Australia) 'Will Sir be Requiring Another Finger Bowl?' 1985, Fine-art Seriegraph on Paper, Editioned 3/15, Signed and Titled at Lower Edge of Print

A master printmaker, Hall studied at the Canberra School of Art and has been working collaboratively with other artists including Gary Shead, Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Bruno Leti, and artists based in first nations communities throughout the NT and WA, particularly as director of Basil Hall Editions. Throughout, Hall has maintained his own art practice; this work is an example of his socially engaged, humorous social commentary.

As Found, Print Loose in Frame but Appears in Excellent Condition

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ID - 398148 - David Cheng (active Mid-20th Cent, American/Hong Kong) Untitled (Portrait of Two Young Children) 1962, Oil on Canvas, SLL 'David Cheng Hong Kong 1962'

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ID - 398149 - Victor Veinbergs (1925-1990, Australian) 'Canberra Landscape' 1971, Oil on Masonite, SLR 'V Veinburgs 71'

Landscape painter Veinbergs, also known as Victor Veinberg and Viktor Veinberg, was a sign writer and long term member of the Bankstown Art Society.

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ID - 398150 - Artist Unknown 'Two Figures' 1962, Linocut Print in Three Colours on Paper, Editioned 1/15, Titled, Signed (indistinct) and Dated under Print Margin, Print Margins 32 x 44 cm

As Found, Light Marks, Foxing to Matt Board and Paper Edges, Label for Lennox Gallery, Church Street Parramatta to Verso

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ID - 398151 - Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006, Australian) 'Swagman's Camp' 1977, Limited Edition Original Etching Hand-coloured with Watercolour, Signed and Dated on Plate, Editioned 86/100 and Signed under Print Margin, Part of Series Inspired by the Song 'Waltzing Matilda' Plate Margins 12.5 x 14.5 cm

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ID - 398152 - David Boyd ( 1924-2011, Australian) Untitled (a figure floating above flowers) hand-coloured etching, facsimilie signature under print margin, editioned 59/150 and signed by publisher Robert Littlewood, Littlewood Press, on verso to paper, plate margins 29.5 x 19.7 cm

Boyd was a figurative painter inspired by mythical, humanist ideas. Besides working in oil, he also produced many etchings, often hand coloured, as here. His work is held in private and public collections, including the NGA, NGV, AGSA and many other Institutions

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ID - 398153 - Bruce Latimer (b 1951, Australian) 'Perilous Hills with Eight Yaks' 2013, Etching and aquatint on Paper, Editioned 7/20, Titled, Dated and Signed under Print Margin, Plate Margins 59 x 53 cm

Latimer is a printmaker with a particular facility for etching and aquatint, which he uses to develop subtle tones across the plate. His work offers wry and surreal commentary on relationships between people and the environment. His prints are held in private collections and institutions such as the Art Gallery of NSW

Bruce Latimer is represented by Beaver Galleries in Canberra.

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ID - 398154 - Michael Nelson Jagamara (also Spelt Jagamarra or Tjakamarra, B C1946-9, Warlpiri/luritja Language Group, Papunya Nt) 'Tjukurrpa', Fine-art Limited Edition Print on Paper, Editioned 177/500, Signed (printed) and Titled under Print Margin

Jagamara, a senior elder and artist based in Papunya, is an internationally recognised painter whose practice began with sand paintings, body painting and paintings on objects such as shields. Over time he also Began painting in acrylic on canvas; Examples of his work are held in many Australian state and national institutions, and in private collections in Australia and internationally. Jagamara has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally; and has been Recognised by the NATSIA Prize (1984), and finalist in many others, including the Wynne Prize (2008). In 1993 he Received the Order of Australia for services to Aboriginal Art.

As Found, Minor Marks to Mount Board

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ID - 398155 - A Collectable Print after Salvador Dali (1904-1989, Spanish), Illustration from 'Les Diners De Gala', a Cookbook of his wife Gala's recipes, Off-set Lithographic print, Facsimile Signature under Print Margin

Certificate of Authenticity Supplied by Vendor Attached on Verso Signed by Basil R Collier, a Publisher of Reprints of Artists' Original Prints.

Professionally Framed in a Large Gold-tone Frame, as Found, Chips and some Scratches to Surface.

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ID - 398156 - Jack Shahine (contemporary, Australian) Untitled (an Abstract Expressionist Painting with a Network of Gestural Marks Building up the Picture Surface), Mixed Media on Masonite, Signed 'J Shahine', in a Black and Gold Contemporary Frame

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ID - 398157 - Jeff Makin (b1943, Australian), 'Untitled' (a Dark Tree), Oil on Canvas, SLR 'J Makin'

Makin works en plain air to capture the sublime in the Australian landscape; besides painting he is also a printmaker and Director of Port Jackson Press

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ID - 398158 -

Artist Unknown, 'Tracy's Skin' 2009, Polychrome Relief Print on Paper, Edtioned '4/5 AP', Titled, Dated and Signed (indistinct, Possibly over Printer's Mark) Along Lower Edge, Paper Dimensions
93 x 63.5 cm

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