<b>KEITH NAMATJIRA</b> (1938-1977)<br>
Hermannsburg School, Western Arrernte People, Central Australia<br>
<b>Central Australian Landscape</b> (untitled)<br>
Watercolour on paper<br>
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<b>Dimensions (sight size, approx):</b> 35 x 25 cm<br>
<b>Dimensions (framed, approx):</b> 40 x 30 cm<br>
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<b>Provenance:</b> Private collection. Verso number "4497" in pencil on backing board, possibly a previous lot or collection number.<br>
<b>COA / Art Centre Documentation:</b> Not present.<br>
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<b>Condition:</b> Good. Work appears in stable condition viewed through glass. No obvious foxing, fading, tears, or water damage from front views. Pencil signature legible and appears original. Backing tape aged but intact.<br>
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A second watercolour by Keith Namatjira (1938-1977), member of the Namatjira family and Hermannsburg School watercolourist, depicting a Central Australian landscape with a prominent ghost gum tree. The work features a blue-trunked ghost gum with a characteristic V-shaped split in the foreground, set against red-orange desert earth with scattered scrub and a sweeping mountain range in blue-purple tones filling the horizon. The composition is slightly larger than Lot 134, with a more expansive landscape treatment and prominent foreground shadows across the earth. Signed lower right in pencil: "Keith Namatjira."<br>
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The Hermannsburg School's watercolour tradition has attracted consistent collector interest. Keith Namatjira is a documented artist with recorded auction results. Works of this type and size by Hermannsburg School painters have achieved a range of results depending on signature legibility, condition, and provenance documentation.<br>
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Presented in a honey-toned timber frame under glass. Dimensions are approximate and should be confirmed prior to bidding. No art centre documentation is present; buyers are advised to conduct their own research regarding provenance.<br>
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<b>Artist:</b> Keith Namatjira (1938-1977)<br>
<b>Community/School:</b> Hermannsburg School, Central Australia<br>
<b>Title:</b> Untitled (Central Australian Landscape)<br>
<b>Medium:</b> Watercolour on paper<br>
<b>Signature:</b> Signed lower right in pencil: "Keith Namatjira"<br>
<b>Dimensions (sight size, approx):</b> 35 x 25 cm<br>
<b>Dimensions (framed, approx):</b> 40 x 30 cm<br>
<b>Frame:</b> Honey timber flat-profile frame, glazed<br>
<b>COA:</b> Not present<br>
<b>Condition:</b> Good

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Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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