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Untitled Aboriginal Dot Painting

Margaret Turner Petyarre (Aust Aboriginal 1945-2008)

$899.95

MATERIALS:

Acrylic on Canvas

DIMENSIONS:

Image size 76cm x 61cm

INSCRIPTIONS:

Signed ‘Margaret Turner’ on Verso (unverified)

“Margaret began to paint on canvas in the early 1990’s under the guidance of respected artists of her family the Petyarre”

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Bio

Margaret Turner Petyarre (Australian Aboriginal 1945-2008) Bio

Margaret (a full blooded Aboriginal of the Alyawarre Tribe located in the Northern Territory of Australia) was born in 1945 at Lake Nash in Utopia a community located 240 kilometres north east of Alice Springs known for its quality art Margaret related to well-known artists Kathleen and Gloria Petyarre Margaret was involved in the Batik project of the 1970s when Western craft practices and traditional Indigenous imagery were combined for the first time Margaret depicted Green Budgerigar Dreaming in the silk Margaret displayed the women performing the ceremony for the Green Budgerigar She used traditional iconography to illustrate the women and the women preparing for the ceremony by body painting The project went on to become a great success touring around Australia Scotland and Eire and was later acquired in full by the Holmes a Court Collection Margaret began to paint on canvas in the early 1990’s under the guidance of respected artists of her family the Petyarre Margaret’s works depicted Awelye or ceremonial body paint and her Dreaming’s of bush medicine and bush tucker particularly bush orange

Margaret’s work features in a number of important collections

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Museum of Victoria Melbourne

National Gallery of Australia Canberra

The Holmes a Court Collection

Ebes Collection

Condition

Image in Great condition does have some wear marks near corners and on sides of canvas from displaying consistent with age see photos as photos play an important role in description of condition – Art work/s will be posted in a picture box made by us from Cardboard and Foam packaging to suit the size of your individual art work/s

Most of the art work we sell are of an antique or vintage era and reflect this in condition they are not in new condition unless stipulated we have a scale we use of Excellent Condition: No visible flaws Chips scratches or wear – Great Condition: May have flaws Chips scratches and wear – Good Condition: Does have significant flaws Chips scratches and wear in as found condition

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Postal package 83cm x 68cm x 9cm weight 2kg

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Most of the artwork we sell are of an antique or vintage era and reflect this in condition, they are not in new condition unless stipulated.

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