Theresa Nowee Napaltjarri
(born 1971)
NYNMI, 2004
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
148.0 x 75.0 cm
150.0 x 77.0 cm (frame)
bears inscription verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 702/04
Estimate:
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold:
$3,682 (inc. BP)
© Theresa Nowee Napaltjarri/Copyright Agency 2025
lot details
150.0 x 77.0 cm (frame)
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia
Private collection, Northern Territory
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states:
‘Theresa has depicted the country of her father and grandfather named Nynmi. This country is south of Balgo in the Gibson Desert. The main feature of the painting is the banga banga tree (desert oak) that grows in the area. Theresa’s grandfather would climb these trees to collect the sweet wanarra (bush honey) from the nuts the trees produce. The wanarra is depicted as the shapes between the branches of the tree while the dotting represents the leaves of the trees as well as the nearby grass.’


