MITJILI NAPURRULA (1945 - 2019)
Hand Signed, Original Acrylic On Canvas
Title: Watiya Tjuta (Acacia Trees)
Image Size: 86cm x 57cm
Signed: Verso
Condition: Excellent - New
Stretched and Ready to Hang.
Comes with Original Certificate of Authenticity from Martinez Art Dealer and photo of Mitjili with this work.
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Serafin Martinez
Principal, Martinez Art Dealer
Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
ABN 36 561 407 649
Mitjili Napurrula began making paintings on canvas in what would become known as her signature style in the early 1990's.
She was known for using bold colours and solid forms in abstract compositions. Her recurring leafy motif, developed from her mother’s drawings, is a reference to the Watiya Tjuta tree, which is used to create ceremonial wood objects.
Napurrula’s abstract paintings also approximate elements of the landscape in Uwalki, a desert region characterized by red sandhills and bushes.
She was the sister of the artist Turkey Tjupurrula Tolson, who is part of the Papunya Tula movement; she was married to the artist Long Tom Tjapanangka.
