The artist was Albert Namatjira. For more information, see the Related Link.
Impossible to say. Such early painting were not signed.
Watercolour paintings are painted on watercolour paper which is somewhat thicker than regular paper in that it doesn't wrinkle over time.
Landscapes, portraits, still lifes, his surroundings.
You can make copies or imitations of aboriginal art, but if you are not aboriginal, neither is your work.
Aboriginal art has been around for many hundreds of thousands of years. Aboriginal rock carvings and paintings date back at least 30,000 years, and tell the stories of the artists who painted them. One of the most famous and oldest rock paintings is the Bradshaw paintings; legend tells the story that they were made by the birds that pecked the rocks until their beaks bled and painted the images with their tail feathers. Aborigines state that these paintings were "rubbish" and were painted before the rainbow serpent created the aboriginal race. Bark paintings are an ancient form of aboriginal painting, however many examples of this medium are no longer exist, due to natural disintegration of the bark. Many examples of bark paintings are fairly recent compared to the ancient rock paintings. In northern Australia, paintings on bark shelters in the Kimberley and Arnhem Land were used to illustrate stories which were told during the long hours of the wet season when people were confined to the shelter. Early examples of bark paintings were cut from shelters by explorers, but nowadays, bark is cut from the eucalyptus tree specifically for use as a "canvas". Aboriginal art has undergone a resurgence in popularity since the 1970's and Aboriginal artists have explored ways to share their values and beliefs with the wider community and tourism markets. Indigenous Australian arts are as diverse as the people that make them, many artists working with non traditional mediums, such as acrylics, photography and fabrics. The themes of their art reflect the range of experiences and issues, and many use their "canvasses" to illustrate political and social injustices, combining these with the more traditional stories, therefore, most Indigenous artists express their heritage and experiences in innovative ways which reflect Indigenous and non-Indigenous influence.
Georges Lambert was a French painter, 1919-1998, mainly of landscapes. There was also an Australian painter George Washington Thomas Lambert 1873 -1930, known principally for portrait paintings and as a war artist during the First World War.
This was Albert Namatjira. Namatjira was famous for his Australian landscapes, especially of the region of the western MacDonnell Ranges.
E. J. Brandl has written: 'Australian aboriginal paintings in western and central Arnhem land' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Painting, Aboriginal Australians, Antiquities, Rock paintings
Albert Namatjira was the Aboriginal painter famous for his watercolour paintings. He was born Elea Namatjira on 28 July 1902, into the Arrernte tribe of the Northern Territory. Namatjira was raised at the Lutheran mission school, Hermannsburg, near Alice Springs. In his early years, he learned to paint in non-traditional style, but his experience in European watercolour style was gained from painter Rex Batterbee. Namatjira held his first exhibition in Melbourne in 1938, and his work was completely sold out.
David Andrew Roberts has written: 'Ancient ochres' -- subject(s): Aboriginal Australian Art, Aboriginal Australians, Antiquities, Cave paintings, Rock paintings
ink and watercolour
Ainslie Roberts was an Australian artist and writer known for his work on Aboriginal mythology and art. He is most well-known for his collaboration with Aboriginal writer Charles P. Mountford on the book "The Dreamtime" which explores Indigenous Australian stories and culture. Roberts's art often depicted Dreamtime stories and Australian wildlife.
Albert Namatjira (28 July 1902 - 8 August 1959), born Elea Namatjira, was one of Australia's most acclaimed visual artists. He was a Western Arrernte man, an Indigenous Australian of the Western MacDonnell Ranges area. Albert Namatjira is one of Australia's great artists, and perhaps the best known Aboriginal painter. He is best known for his watercolour Australian outback desert landscapes, a style which inspired the Hermannsburg School of Aboriginal art. While his work is obviously the product of his life and experiences, his paintings are not in the highly symbolic style of traditional Aboriginal art; they are richly detailed depictions. He is also notable for being the first Northern Territory Aborigine to be granted Australian citizenship in the sense of being freed from the restrictions of discriminatory legislation that made Aborigines wards of the State. Another answer Some of his artwork was presented to the Queen. == ==
Traditional Aboriginal paintings tell stories from the Dreamtime - when and how the world was created.
Aboriginal people
One could purchase watercolour paintings from a variety of places. For example, a local art gallery, or even an auction house would be useful. Try phoning up your local auction house.
Yes. All aboriginal paintings, including dot paintings, had either a symbolic meaning or told a story.
Watercolour paintings are painted on watercolour paper which is somewhat thicker than regular paper in that it doesn't wrinkle over time.