Albert Namatjira
(1902 - 1959)
Mount Gillen, MacDonnell Ranges, 1956
watercolour on paper on card
28.0 x 39.5 cm
signed lower right: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
bears inscription on old label verso: Mount Gillan [sic] - MacDonnell Range [sic], "Central Australia" / Original watercolour, by Albert Namatjira (Aranta [sic] Tribe) / Painted for Pearl Stephens, Oct 21st to Oct 28th 1956. / near Albert Namatjira Camp - consisting of a / shelter made of boughs of gums-, his wife, / sons, grandchildren shared the camp.
Estimate:
$30,000 - $40,000
Sold:
$135,000 (inc. BP)
© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency 2026
lot details
Albert Namatjira (1902 - 1959)
Mount Gillen, MacDonnell Ranges, 1956
watercolour on paper on card
28.0 x 39.5 cm
signed lower right: ALBERT NAMATJIRA
bears inscription on old label verso: Mount Gillan [sic] - MacDonnell Range [sic], "Central Australia" / Original watercolour, by Albert Namatjira (Aranta [sic] Tribe) / Painted for Pearl Stephens, Oct 21st to Oct 28th 1956. / near Albert Namatjira Camp - consisting of a / shelter made of boughs of gums-, his wife, / sons, grandchildren shared the camp.
bears inscription on old label verso: Mount Gillan [sic] - MacDonnell Range [sic], "Central Australia" / Original watercolour, by Albert Namatjira (Aranta [sic] Tribe) / Painted for Pearl Stephens, Oct 21st to Oct 28th 1956. / near Albert Namatjira Camp - consisting of a / shelter made of boughs of gums-, his wife, / sons, grandchildren shared the camp.
Provenance
Pearl Stephens, Western Australia, acquired directly from the artist in 1956
Thence by descent
Private collection, Sydney