Tyerrtye Areye / People
Figurative Work
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Please note that these prices are exclusive of stretching and shipping. We send paintings rolled and with Australia Post, sign on delivery. Paintings wider than 84cm are sent with TNT. When we send your artwork with either company we will email you the tracking number.
Marjorie Williams / Ntaria Rodeo, 2024 #13757-24
20.5 x 29 cm cm Acrylic on Linen
'This man is training his horse so the kids can see how he is making the horse buck jump. All the people are gathering to see the rodeo.'
$400 (on the stretcher)
Nora Abbott / Old Days, 2024 #13263-24
60 x 90.5 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘They all live there, a group of people used to go hunting. Night time they go hunting with the moon and dogs. Three men go, they other's go for water. Make little humpy, they relax and tell story. This is near Docker River, Petermann Ranges, other side. After that all the ladies go for bush tucker. Big mob, take home. They used to koalas and goanna on the fire. To tired, they sleep now, all the kungkas (girls).’
$1,200
Nora Abbott / Memory Hill, 2024 #13558-24
66.5 x 66.5 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘On the road to Haasts Bluff and Papunya turn off, they built a big cross on memory hill. Lots of people go to see it, lots of tourists driving by.’
$980
Nora Abbott / Lasseter Story, 2024 #13225-24
66 x 66 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘Lasseter sitting with two good friends.
My grandfather been tell me this when we moved back to his Country round Docker River [1968]. He live there all his life. He was already husband, father. Life was good there – Petermann Ranges… Everyone camp out all the time. All naked. All live in family groups and visit each other across the country. Everywhere group come together for good hunting – Sorry Business – ceremony – celebrations… and then they go back home. They see smoke over there – know family over there, so go visit. Might camp together for overnight, or little while, then back home again. All moving around that Country [Petermann Ranges] back and forth. They follow kapi and bush foods.
$960
Nora Abbott / Rain over Blood Ranges, 2024 #13717-24
56 x 76 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘Rain over Blood Ranges. Family out looking for bush food. Dog helping us find foods. Leading us to the waterhole.’
$940
Elizabeth Douglas / Cave Hill Homeland, 2024 #13751-24
60 x 90 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘We stay at Cave Hill, on the weekend we went bush with the trailer, and we went to see the waterhole and pick all the 'cherry' Illi, yellow, red, orange. We picked them, dry them, grind them with sugar and eat them. Pick up some waru (firewood) and went back to homeland.’
$760
Kyah Armstrong Walker / Babies First Christmas, 2024 #13766-24
30.5 x 61 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘Babies first Christmas. Laying in coolemon surrounded by native plants. Waiting for family to arrive.’
$380
Ingrid Williams / Three Houses in Hermannsburg, 2024 #13741-24
46 x 66 cm cm Acrylic on Linen
'Three houses in Hermannsburg, family houses at Sandhill Camp. That's like our family area at Hermannsburg. The families are sitting down outside watching tourist cars coming to Alice Springs.'
$430
Ingrid Williams / Two Houses in Hermannsburg, 2024 #13760-24
41 x 41.5 cm cm Acrylic on Linen
'Two houses in Hermannsburg, family houses at Sandhill Camp. That's like our family area at Hermannsburg. The families are sitting down outside watching tourist cars coming to Alice Springs.'
$240
Ingrid Williams / Four Houses in Hermannsburg, 2024 #13636-24
40 x 121 cm cm Acrylic on Linen
'Four houses in Hermannsburg, family houses at Sandhill Camp. That's like our family area at Hermannsburg. The families are sitting down outside watching tourist cars coming to Alice Springs.'
$680
Coralie Williams / Sandhill Camp, Family’s Home, Ntaria, 2024 #13759-24
45 x 91 mm cm Acrylic on Linen
‘This is a little area called Sand Hill Camp. It’s a little area for family at Ntaria (Hermannsburg). We used to live there, but now we live in Mparntwe . Other family still live there. Sometimes we go like for funeral we’ll go round the Sand Hill Camp to visit families.’
$740
Sadie Clare Richards / Road Back to Alice Springs, 2024 #13652-24
35.5 x 41 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘CLC travelling to Mutijulu, Uluru for meeting then back to Alice Springs.
All the tourists travelling with AAT to kings Canyon, they going to see the landscape. Ranger showing them country, go. to see the gorge at Kings Canyon.
Fuel truck headed back from community to Alice Springs.’
$1,030
Nathan Doolan / Finke, 2024 #13621-24
61 x 91.5 cm Acrylic on Linen
‘Old police station, Ghan railway station, and old accommodation at Finke.’
$800
Nathan Doolan / Camels, 2024 #13660-24
56 x 56 cm Acrylic on Canvas
‘Camels looking for food, Desert Oaks are tasty.’
$440
Nathan Doolan / The Bearded Dragon, 2024 #13663-24
30 x 30.5 cm Acrylic on Canvas
‘Bearded Dragon sitting by Desert Peas. Watching from higher ground for food and water.’
$210 (on stretcher)