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Period: Late 20th Century
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Fall Colors, 1977, Oil on Canvas
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
German Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Spanish Abstract Oil On Canvas Painting, 20th-century
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A stunning large framed abstract painting, likely Spanish or Portuguese in origin, from the late 20th century. The piece features a vibrant and decorative composition, showcasing a d...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Decorating with Pictures by Stephanie Hoppen
Located in valatie, NY
Decorating With Pictures by Stephanie Hoppen. Published by Clarkson Potter, 1991. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This book inspires the rea...
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large Still Life Oil Painting by Leonid Moshenkov, Latvia, 1980s
Located in Rīga, LV
A vintage still life oil painting on canvas by Latvian painter Leonid Moshenkov(b.1927). It is not signed but came from the family.
Category
Latvian Bohemian Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Helca Martele a La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Gauguin Moulin En Bretagne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Helca Martele A La Main Hammered Enamel Painting Gauguin Moulin en Bretagne. Item featured hand hammered enamel over copper, picture after the impre...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Abstract Oil on Canvass Painting by Noted Vermont Artist Lois Foley '1981'
By Lois Foley
Located in New York, NY
Abstract oil on canvass of tonal greens, pinks and yellows with back wandering line structure, signed and dated Lois Foley '81. This example is in very fine original condition, clean...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds Vanquard Studios
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental Sailboat Painting by Lee Reynolds of Vanguard studios. Minimalist design of sailboats in muted cream and brown tones. Framed in a gun metal colored frame. White glove ship...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Original Seascape Oil Painting by Listed Artist Jaquelynn Kresman "Rock Stars"
Located in Bradenton, FL
Jacquelynn Kresman grew up in San Diego, California. She studied at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Kresman has had exhibits at galleries in La Jolla, Rodeo Drive, Beverly H...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Large 2 Panel Framed Letterman Wall Art
By Letterman
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
2 Panel Letterman oil paintings on canvas with a beautiful wood frame with gold color trim inlay.
The large piece measures 55.6 cm wide, the small one is...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian Renaissance Fruit Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style still life of fruit with gold serving pieces displayed in front of a green drape in a gilt carved frame
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Renaissance Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Purvis Young (1943-2010) "Sailing to Freedom" Painting, 1999
By Purvis Young
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Purvis Young (1943-2010) "Sailing to Freedom" Painting, 1999
Includes signed COA document from Patrick T. and Just A. Parker indicating the painting was acquired directly from the a...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paint, Paper
French school oil on canvas representing a forest at night, XXth c. French sch
Located in Lisboa, PT
French school "Impressionist landscape" oil and pastel highlights on canvas representing a forest in a full moon night. France, XXth c.
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Three Figures Cyrstofer Shoemaker Painting 6X9
Located in Houston, TX
Large acrylic three figure abstract painting on canvas by Cyrstofer Shoemaker.
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ornate Gilt Framed Oil Painting Floral Bouquet Still Life Signed James Moran
Located in Miami, FL
Large ornate gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting floral bouquet still life by American Artist James Moran.
Skillfully applied textured flowers in a vas...
Category
American American Classical Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
The Course of Empire The Consummation of Empire Oil Painting Framed Thomas Cole
Located in Dayton, OH
A large reproduction oil painting of Thomas Cole's The Course of Empire The Consummation of Empire. Features a Romanesque cityscape in its completed phase with celebrations taking p...
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Mid Century Lee Reynolds Vanguard Studio Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Redding, CT
Large Mid Century Lee Reynolds Vanguard studio Painting on canvas. Large abstract composition in yellows, whites and greens with a chrome fram...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Chrome
Small French Abstract Modern Composition in Olive-Grey-Red by René Leindner
By René Leidner
Located in Salzburg, AT
Small French Abstract Modern Composition in Olive-Grey-Red by René Leindner
(New professional handcrafted frame with shadow gap)
Student at the Strasbourg Art School, then in Paris, ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration Great Large Heavy Art Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration
Book by Alastair Laing, Anthony Blunt, and Christopher Ernest Tadgell.
A study of a period in art ...
Category
Italian Baroque Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Roald Ditmer, Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas Diptych, Framed, Set of 2
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Roald Ditmer, Abstract Composition
Oil on canvas
Number 1/2, 2/2
The work signed by the artist's signature and an individual number
Work dimensions 65/45
Framed work
Roald Ditmer wa...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionism Modern Art Painting signed
By (after) Mark Rothko
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract Expressionism Modern Art Painting signed M Chavez
geometric art abstract expressionism painting
signed M Chavez
oil on canvas board
in the style of Mark Rothko
original pr...
Category
Mexican Expressionist Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
André Derain Framed 'Big Ben' Color Lithography, circa 1972
By André Derain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Big Ben' color lithograph by André Derain.
Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1906.
Published by Fernand Mourlot in Les ...
Category
French Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Husain by Maqbul Fida Husain, Richard Bartholomew, Shiv S. Kapur, H. N. Abrams
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Husain by Maqbul Fida Husain, Richard Bartholomew, Shiv S. Kapur · H. N. Abrams · hardback · 60 pages.
A terrific copy of one of the best monographs on this important Indian artist.
Illustrated in color and black & white. 60 pages of text and 192 illustrations.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1st Edition 1972.
First edition. Oblong hardcover.
First printing. Text by Richard Bartholomew and Shiv S. Kapur.
Includes 192 illustrations with 53 tipped in color plates.
A fine and tight copy in a very near fine dust jacket price clipped dust jacket.
Hardcover, bound in brown cloth. In a dust jacket.
Title: Maqbool Fida Husain
Author: BARTHOLOMEW, Richard and Shiv S. Kapur - Maqbool Fida Husain
Book Condition Used
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
Place Of Publication
New YorkDate Published1972
Keywords: Art Monographs.
Maqbool Fida Husain
Born ; 17 September 1915
Pandharpur, Maharashtra, British India
Died : 9 June 2011 (aged 95)
London, England, UK
Nationality Indian (1915-2010)
Qatari (2010–2011)
Education Sir J. J. School of Art
Known for Painting, drawing, writer, filmmaker
Notable work Meenaxi a tale of three cities
Through the eyes of a painter
Movement Progressive Art Group
Awards Padma Shri (1966)
Padma Bhushan (1973)
Padma Vibhushan (1991)
Husain was associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. His early association with the Progressive Artist's Group, or "PAG of Bombay" used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after The Partition of 1947. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified Cubist style, can be caustic and funny as well as serious and sombre. His themes—sometimes treated in series—include topics as diverse as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. Early in his painting career, and until his death, he enjoyed depicting the lively and free spirit of horses in many of his works. Often referred to as the "Picasso of India", Husain is the most celebrated and internationally recognized Indian artist of the 20th century. Husain is primarily known for his paintings, but is also known for his drawings and his work as a printmaker, photographer, and filmmaker. Some of his later works stirred controversy, as they depicted traditional Deities of India in non traditional ways.
He also directed a few movies. In 1967, he received the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film for Through The Eyes of a Painter.[3] In 2004, he directed Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, a film he worked on with his artist son Owais Husain, which was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Husain was born on 17 september 1915 in Pandharpur to a Sulaymani Bohra family who trace their roots back to Gujarat within the last 200 years, and then originally to Yemen. He picked up taste in art through studying calligraphy while he stayed at a Madraasa in Baroda. Husain attended the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in Mumbai. Early in his career Husain painted cinema posters in Mumbai. To earn extra money, he worked for a toy company designing and building toys. He often travelled to Gujarat to paint landscapes when he could afford to.
This was a clique of young artists who wished to break with the nationalist traditions established by the Bengal school of art and to encourage an Indian avant-garde, engaged at an international level. The artists cite "The Partition" of India and Pakistan 14 August 1947, with its resulting religious rioting and heavy loss of life as their reason for forming The Progressive Artist's Group in Bombay in December 1947. The artists saw the Partition as a "turning point" for India, and their new style of art was urged on by, and was also a turning point for, (modern) Indian Art. Husain's first solo exhibit was in 1952 in Zurich. His first U.S.A. exhibit was at India House...
Category
Indian Expressionist Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Painting "Skyline v" by M. Baker Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Oil Painting "Skyline V" by M. Baker Signed and Dated 1978.
Features an impasto on board depiction of Hong Kong's skyline, framed with a antique...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Haitian Jungle Painting on Board by Michelet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid century Haitian acrylic painting on board of a jungle scene with animals, trees, flowers and fruit executed in a distinctive naive style, signed Michelet in the lower le...
Category
Haitian Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Norman Rockwell “The Young Artist” Framed Lithograph, Signed Artist’s Proof
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large hand signed and numbered artist’s proof lithograph of “The Young Artist” by Norman Rockwell in original custom frame.
Original oil painting was created for The Saturday Even...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Molgra Fauvist Painting, circa 1995
Located in Barcelona, ES
Fauvist painting by the Spanish artist Molgra, circa 1995. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"The Plaza Hotel December" New York City Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a joyful December evening outside of the Plaza Hotel. A cheerful child greets the horse and carriage as snow fills the air. Flags sway in the winter bree...
Category
American Classical Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Wall Painting "The Ways Of The Red October" October Revolution, Kandt, DDR
Located in Epfach, DE
Large wall painting "The Ways Of The Red October" October Revolution, Kandt, DDR
Manfred Kandt (1922-1992)
Oversized mural "Ways of Red October" created...
Category
German Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood
Painting - Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dog - by Robert Detrixhe
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful painting, a portrait of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog.
The painting was made by the Belgian artist Robert Detrixhe. The painter was born in 1935 and was particularl...
Category
Belgian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Dign Rootz" Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Black Joe Jackson
By Black Joe Jackson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Joe Jackson (American, 1922 – 1997)
Title: Dign Rootz
Medium: Acrylic painting on board
Signed: Signed to the lower right
Introducing "Dign Rootz" - a stunning piece of folk a...
Category
North American Expressionist Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood, Paint
Robert Loughlin “Get Me Out of DEAT” Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painting on wood by New York City picking and art legend, Robert Loughlin. Signed and dated on the back, “Get me out of Deat, 99”. Featured in Patrick Parrish Gallery's “Robert Lough...
Category
American Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
1970s Archer Pop Art Silkscreen for Harris Strong Mid-Century Blue Circle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Massive 70s silkscreen wall art made by Harris G. Strong Corporation of NYC. The white is showing some slight soiling here and there from normal exposure.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Zingard, French artist. Flowers in a vase. Oil on wooden panel. 1995.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Zingard, French artist. Flowers in a vase.
Oil on wooden panel.
1995.
Signed.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: W 25 x H 34 cm.
Category
French Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
Robert Natkin Rare White-Ground Field Mouse Painting- 9563
Located in Ukiah, CA
Robert Natkin mixed media/ painting from his Field Mouse series, which was primarily done in the years 1969 to 1972 after being after a trip to Europe and being influenced by some ...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
Albert Ferenz, Germany, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition, 1974
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Albert Ferenz (1907-1994), Germany. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. "Reflection". Dated 1974.
The canvas measures: 90 x 74 cm.
The frame measures:...
Category
German Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1975 Hard Edge Square Oil Painting on Canvas, in the Manner of Josef Albers
By Josef Albers
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Oil on canvas painting signed "B. Raab 5/75"
after the famed "Homage to the Square" by Josef Albers
Measures 30-1/4" X 30-1/4" square. Original aluminum frame.
Colors are bold and b...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Jamali Painting 'Mystical Expressionism' Style in a Gold Open Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
One of the early creations of avant-garde artist Jamali who popularized the 'Mystical Expressionism' style of painting.
It is in an open frame (no glass) which has a dimension of 43...
Category
Unknown Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Cork
Vintage Watercolour Painting, English, Framed Art, Landscape, Signed, Circa 1990
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage watercolour painting 'Blue Poppies.' An English, field landscape signed by the artist, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Beautifully presented watercol...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
New York City 5th Avenue Empire State Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a snowy winter day on 5th avenue. Cars fill the street and snow fills the air. The city that never sleeps gleaming with patriotic pride with the famous E...
Category
American Classical Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid Century Jacallo 'Architectural Landscape' Signed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid century Jacallo 'Architectural Landscape' Signed oil on canvas painting
This piece measures: 40.25 wide x 1.75 deep x 28.5 inches high
This Painting is in Excellent Vintage...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Mid-Century Modern Orange Brown Tree Landscape Painting Signed Williams
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Stunning large scale Mid-Century Modern tree grove landscape painting. The lovely brown, beige and burnt orange painting features a grove stand at dusk. Concentric wrings of white at...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Metal
Four Dancing Male Nudes Painting 1976
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1753 Four dancing male nudes set in a brass frame
Image size 21x7"
Signed B.Tapiz 76
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Modernist Abstract Painting by Carole Thurlow circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract composition in oil dated 1978 by the Scituate, MA artist Carole Thurlow (1936-2020), a 1958 graduate of the Mass College of Art.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bouquet Painting, Newly Framed by Peter Robert Keil
Located in Toronto, CA
A departure from artist Peter Robert Keil's portraits, the jaunty floral bouquet calls for joy. Acrylic on paper and newly framed in a simple black gallery frame.
Category
German Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bram Bogart Modern Painting "Oktober", circa 1996, Belgium
By Bram Bogart
Located in Girona, Spain
Bram Bogart Painting "Oktober"
Very decorative.
acrylic paint.
Signed by the painter.
Circa 1996, Belgium.
Very good condition.
Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement th...
Category
Belgian Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Still Life Painting by Jean Marie Daneis, Peches et Groseilles
Located in Downingtown, PA
Jean Marie Daneis (French 1944-)
Peches et Groseilles, (Peaches and Currants)
Oil on canvas,
Signed lower left.
The still life painting , an oil on canvas, depicts three peaches an...
Category
French Organic Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
The Great Book of Post-Impressionism Diane Kelder Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Great Book of Post-Impressionism by Diane Kelder,
In this splendid sequel to The Great Book of French Impressionism, Diane K...
Category
French French Provincial Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Bjorn Wiindblad Decorative Plate 1001 Nights Lute Player Plate
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful collectible plate from the famous Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad (Bjørn Wiinblad). The plate was designed for Rosenthal, Germany and is deco...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Purvis Young Extra Large Outsider/Street Art
By Purvis Young
Located in North Miami, FL
Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying a very powerful scene of chained figures. The work depicting modern slavery is painted in vivid ochre, red, blue...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Large Original Playboy Artist Leo Jansen Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
By Leo Jansen
Located in Tustin, CA
Very sensual, large original oil on canvas of a beautiful reclining red headed nude woman, by famous deceased listed Dutch artist, Leo Jansen (1930-1980). T...
Category
American Other Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Semeraro Painter Oil on Canvas Italian Pastel Colors 1970s Metaphysical
By Semeraro
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Semeraro painter oil on canvas Italian pastel colors 1970s Metaphysical, Italian artist.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Sandra Blow, Untitled
By Sandra Blow
Located in London, GB
1965
Oil on canvas
Dated on verso
H107 x W91 cm (unframed artwork)
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Copy of a Impressionist Beach Scene Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting of an Impressionist beach scene showing people in Victorian garb in chairs and walking by waters edge
Category
American Victorian Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Vintage Oil on Canvas, Paris, Painting, Parisian Street Scene, Framed Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage oil on canvas of a Paris. An unsigned Parisian street scene in quality frame, dating to the late 20th century.
Charmingly evocative street scene of a rain sl...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Philippe Zanolino - Green and Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Beautiful oil on canvas by Curacao-based artist, Philippe Zanolino.
Artist and painter, Philippe Zanolino, was born in 1960 in Périgueux and moved to Curaçao in 1986, where he embar...
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Philippe Zanolino - Red Blue Black and Gold Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Beautiful oil on canvas by Curacao-based artist, Philippe Zanolino.
Artist and painter, Philippe Zanolino, was born in 1960 in Périgueux and moved to Curaçao in 1986, where he embar...
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jan Voss, Mixed Media
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jan Voss, born in 1936 in Hamburg (Germany) and have been living in Paris since 1960.
Mixed media on paper, watercolor, 1984.
Title: '"Après l'averse"'
Signed Voss...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Australian Aboriginal Painting Rain Dreaming Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
By Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (1943-). Entitled "Rain Dreaming", the artwork was acrylic on canvas and painted in 1999
Fully documented: originally purchased in 1999 from Kimberley Australian Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, cat. no. KA 708/99; The in the collection of The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica; It was exhibited in: "G'Day LA" Australia Week, in partnership with the Australian Consulate Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA, 15-25 January 2004. It is housed in a black thin wood frame.
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa was born in Pintupi land at Muyinnga, about 100 kilometres west of the Kintore Range, just across the Western Australian border. He is the son of Uta Uta Tjangala’s older brother, Minpuru Tjangala (c.1899–1976).
Artist's Biography (Courtesy of Art Gallery NSW)
After his initiation into Pintupi law at the site of Yumari, Tjampitjinpa and his younger brother Smithy Zimran Tjampitjinpa walked into the Aboriginal community of Yuendumu. They later joined their parents and other siblings – who had come in to Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff) in 1956 from the Dover Hills/Yumari area – at the new settlement of Papunya. Tjampitjinpa worked as a labourer, assisting with the fencing of the aerodromes at Papunya and Ikuntji. He was one of the youngest of the group of men who began painting at the start of the Western Desert art movement in 1971, and was a founder of Paunya Tula Artists.
During the 1970s, Tjampitjinpa was preoccupied with returning to his traditional lands and became a strong advocate for the outstation movement, travelling between meetings in Papunya, Yuendumu, Wirrimanu (Balgo) and Mount Doreen Station. His goal was finally achieved with the establishment of the Walungurru (Kintore) settlement in 1981. Tjampitjinpa moved there with his young family in 1983, establishing an outstation at Ininti (Redbank) and serving as chairman of the Kintore Outstation Council. During this period, he emerged as one of Papunya Tula Artists’ major painters, pioneering the bold, scaled-up, linear style that came to dominate many of the Walungurru painters’ work during the 1990s. His distinctive aesthetic preoccupa-tion is exemplified in the untitled works of 1994 and 2001. Now one of the last founding members of Papunya Tula Artists, Tjampitjinpa’s career spans more than 40 years. He has had six solo exhibitions since 1989 in Australia, most recently at Utopia Art, Sydney.
Throughout the 1980s Tjampitjinpa worked devotedly on a land claim for Ininti, holding meetings in Darwin, Warmun (Turkey Creek...
Category
Australian Modern Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic