Albert Namatjira

(Australian, 1902–1959)

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Albert Namatjira was an Australian Arrente artist largely credited with pioneering contemporary indigenous Australian art and popularizing it worldwide. Namatjira was born on July 28, 1902 in Alice Springs, Australia and adopted Christianity at an early age, dividing his cultural upbringing between a Western and Aboriginal one. He was taught to paint by Rex Batterbee while he guided the artist around Central Australia and had his first solo show two years later in Melbourne, becoming an overnight sensation. His paintings often depict color-contrasted landscapes: purple rolling mountains in the background and bright white trees in the foreground, such as Ghost Gum, Glen Helen (1949) and Alice Springs Country (1955). Namatjira's work drew the attention of Queen Elizabeth II, who awarded him the Queen's Coronation Medal in 1953. Despite his fame, Namatjira gave most of his newfound wealth away to his Arrente family and found himself living in extreme poverty. He was later incarcerated for the murder of an Aboriginal woman, and Namatjira died soon after charges were dropped on August 8, 1958 in Alice Springs, Australia at the age of 57. A museum in his name showcasing his work was established in hometown of Alice Springs in 1991.

Albert Namatjira (472 results)

Ghost Gum, Central Australia

Albert Namatjira

Ghost Gum, Central Australia

Sale Date: April 9, 2019

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Central Australian Landscape

Albert Namatjira

Central Australian Landscape

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

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GHOST GUMS, MACDONNELL RANGE, 1947

Albert Namatjira

GHOST GUMS, MACDONNELL RANGE, 1947

Sale Date: April 10, 2019

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Lone Gum at Mount Gillen, 1958, 1958

Albert Namatjira

Lone Gum at Mount Gillen, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: November 14, 2018

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Waterhole with ghost gums

Albert Namatjira

Waterhole with ghost gums

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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QUARAITNMA, FINKE RIVER, 1938

Albert Namatjira

QUARAITNMA, FINKE RIVER, 1938

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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JAY CREEK COUNTRY, 1950–1955

Albert Namatjira

JAY CREEK COUNTRY, 1950–1955

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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MACDONNELL RANGES, 1955

Albert Namatjira

MACDONNELL RANGES, 1955

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Ghost Gum

Albert Namatjira

Sale Date: November 22, 2018

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Kariltynja, Western Australia

Albert Namatjira

Kariltynja, Western Australia

Sale Date: November 22, 2018

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MOUNT CONWAY, MACDONNELL RANGES,..., 1950–1959

Albert Namatjira

MOUNT CONWAY, MACDONNELL RANGES,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: August 29, 2018

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CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE, 1937

Albert Namatjira

CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE, 1937

Sale Date: August 29, 2018

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(MacDonnell Ranges)

Albert Namatjira

(MacDonnell Ranges)

Sale Date: July 20, 2018

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Mount Sonder

Albert Namatjira

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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MOUNT SONDER VIEWED FROM GLEN HELEN,..., 1945

Albert Namatjira

MOUNT SONDER VIEWED FROM GLEN HELEN,..., 1945

Sale Date: April 18, 2018

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Central Australian Landscape

Albert Namatjira

Central Australian Landscape

Sale Date: December 11, 2017

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Near Hermannsburg, Central Australia

Albert Namatjira

Near Hermannsburg, Central Australia

Sale Date: November 20, 2017

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THE BEND OF THE TODD, HEAVITREE GAP, 1958

Albert Namatjira

THE BEND OF THE TODD, HEAVITREE GAP, 1958

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

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Haasts Bluff

Albert Namatjira

Sale Date: November 28, 2017

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Mount Gillen, Alice Springs, 1957

Albert Namatjira

Mount Gillen, Alice Springs, 1957

Sale Date: November 28, 2017

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Ghost Gum, Glen Helen Central Australia, 1957

Albert Namatjira

Ghost Gum, Glen Helen Central Australia, 1957

Sale Date: November 28, 2017

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Landscape with White Gums

Albert Namatjira

Landscape with White Gums

Sale Date: November 22, 2017

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Macdonnell Ranges

Albert Namatjira

Macdonnell Ranges

Sale Date: November 22, 2017

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Mount Connor

Albert Namatjira

Sale Date: September 5, 2017

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