ABIE TJANGALA 1919-2002 | Rainbow Dreaming (Mungurlarri Water Dreaming)

Painted at Lajamanu, Northern Territory in 1997 for Warnayaka Art Centre
Cooee Aboriginal Art, Sydney
Stefano Spaccapietra Collection, Switzerland

Synthetic polymer paint on linen, on stretcher, unframed. Bears artist's name, title, date 14/2/1997, place of execution (Lajamanu) and Warnayaka Arts catalogue number A313 and Cooee Art catalogue no. 3659 on the reverse. There are a number of very minor smudges on the surface which are contemporary with the creation of the work. There are some fine hairline cracks to the black paint along the edge of the canvas where it has been folded on to the stretcher in some areas. Otherwise the work appears to be in very good condition overall with no visible evidence of repair or restoration.
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Cf. Brody, A. M., Stories: Eleven Aboriginal Artists Works from the Holmes a Court Collection Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997, pp.110-113 for a detailed discussion of the artist and pp.102-110 for related Water Dreamings in the Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury.