Art Books
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# 51801
THOMAS, Laurence (curator)
Jubilee Exhibition of Australian Art : aboriginal art, early colonial art, the art of the middle period, contemporary art
Organised by Laurence Thomas under the direction of the Plastic Arts Committee. [Sydney] : Ure Smith, [1951]. Quarto, decorated wrappers (lightly foxed), pp. 64, illustrated. Includes reproductions by Lionel Lindsay, Arthur Streeton, Sidney Nolan, Eric Wilson, Margaret Preston, Hans Heysen, David Davies, Russell Drysdale and others, as well as Aboriginal bark paintings.
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# 50741
[KNGWARREYE]. ISAACS, Jennifer et al.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye : paintings
With contributions by Jennifer Isaacs, Terry Smith, Judith Ryan, Donald Holt & Janet Holt. Sydney : Craftsman House, 1998. First edition. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 204, illustrated in colour throughout, a fine copy of this scholarly publication, scarce. The first book dedicated to the art of Emily Kame Kngwarre, released on1st February, 1998. Emily …
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# 51654
SAYERS, Andrew (1957 - 2015)
Aboriginal artists of the nineteenth century
With a foreword by Lin Onus and a chapter by Carol Cooper. Melbourne : Oxford University Press in association with National Gallery of Australia, 1994. Reprint, 1996. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (lightly creased), pp. 162, illustrated, corner excised from half-title, signed presentation inscription from Carol Cooper on the title page. ‘Andrew Sayers examines a considerable body …
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# 51549
MUNDINE, Djon and BAKER, Candida.
Gabori : the Corrigan collection of paintings by Sally Gabori
Melbourne : Macmillan Art Publishing, 2014. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, as new (in storage since publication, not a second hand copy), illustrated endpapers, pp. 222, illustrated. Fine copy, quite scarce. Mirdidingkingathi Juwarrnda Sally Gabori was born c. 1924 on Bentinck Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria – an island inhabited by the Kaiadilt people for …
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# 51098
McGREGOR, Ken and GEISSLER, Marie
Yannima Pikarli Tommy Watson Ngayuku Ngura – My Country (special edition, with original painting)
Translation into French by Flore Gregorini. Melbourne : Macmillan, 2014. ‘This special presentation of Yannima Pikarli Tommy Watson Ngayuku Ngura – My Country, authored by Ken McGregor and Marie Geissler, translated into French by Flore Gregorini and published by Macmillan, has been compiled by Ken McGregor. It is limited to 40 copies. Each copy, consisting …
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# 51362
PEDROSA, Adriano (editor)
Indigenous histories
São Paulo : Museu de Arte de São Paulo and New York : KMEC Books, 2023. Quarto , illustrated boards pp. 340, illustrated. Continuing the work of the acclaimed Afro-Atlantic Histories, this publication from the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) compiles the collective curatorship and research carried out by artists and scholars from …
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# 51486
MUNDINE, Djon and BAKER, Candida.
Gabori : the Corrigan collection of paintings by Sally Gabori
Melbourne : Macmillan Art Publishing, 2014. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, as new (in storage since publication, not a second hand copy), illustrated endpapers, pp. 222, illustrated. Fine copy, quite scarce. Mirdidingkingathi Juwarrnda Sally Gabori was born c. 1924 on Bentinck Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria – an island inhabited by the Kaiadilt people for …
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# 51485
McGREGOR, Ken and ZIMMER, Jenny
Yannima Tommy Watson
Melbourne : Macmillan Art Publishing, 2010. Series: Macmillan mini-art series number 11. Small square octavo, pictorial boards in dust jacket, 144 pp extensively illustrated. An as new copy.
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# 51443
NAPANGARDI, Dorothy (1956 - 2013)
Dancing up country : the art of Dorothy Napangardi
Sydney : Museum Of Contemporary Art, 2002. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 88, illustrated, a mint copy, scarce as such. ‘Dancing up country: the art of Dorothy Napangardi presented a selection of paintings focusing on Dorothy Napangardi’s career from 1991 to 2002. These paintings were based around the Women’s Dreaming, sometimes known as Digging Sticks Dreaming, …
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# 51358
TAPPER, Nick (editor)
Ngarra : the texta drawings
Edited and introduced by Nick Tapper with contributions by Henry F. Skerritt and Kevin Shaw. Subiaco, W.A. : Mossenson Art Foundation, 2015 (2018 reprint). Quarto, illustrated wrappers in dustjacket, pp. 175, illustrated. New copy. ‘ A mesmerising collection of texta drawings by one of remote Australia’s most significant artists. Ngarra was the senior lawman for …
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# 51328
NAMATJIRA, Albert (1902-1959)
Albert Namatjira : souvenir portfolio : six watercolours painted in Central Australia by foremost Australian Aboriginal artist.
Artarmon, N.S.W. : Legend Press, [circa 1960s]. Publisher’s illustrated envelope (edges rubbed), 185 x 235 mm, housing six colour reproductions of paintings by Namatjira, each 175 x 225 mm (sheet size), plus a seventh sheet with biographical information and b/w photographic portrait of the artist. Scarce. There are six variations to this Souvenir Portfolio, each with …
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# 51329
NAMATJIRA, Albert (1902-1959)
Albert Namatjira : souvenir portfolio : six watercolours painted in Central Australia by foremost Australian Aboriginal artist.
Artarmon, N.S.W. : Legend Press, [circa 1980s]. Publisher’s illustrated envelope, 185 x 235 mm, housing six colour reproductions of paintings by Namatjira, each 175 x 225 mm (sheet size), plus a seventh sheet with biographical information and b/w photographic portrait of the artist. Scarce. There are six variations to this Souvenir Portfolio, each with a different …
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# 51327
NAMATJIRA, Albert (1902-1959)
Albert Namatjira : souvenir portfolio : six watercolours painted in Central Australia by foremost Australian Aboriginal artist.
Artarmon, N.S.W. : Legend Press, [circa 1960s]. Publisher’s illustrated envelope (edges rubbed, birthday inscription verso), 185 x 235 mm, housing six colour reproductions of paintings by Namatjira, each 175 x 225 mm (sheet size), plus a seventh sheet with biographical information and b/w photographic portrait of the artist. Scarce. There are six variations to this Souvenir …
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# 51325
[NAMATJIRA]. HARDY, Jane, MEGAW, J.V.S., and MEGAW, M. Ruth
The Heritage of Namatjira
Curated by Angela Tidmarsh and J.V.S. Megaw on behalf of The Flinders University of South Australia; catalogue edited by M. Ruth Megaw. Melbourne : Australian Exhibitions Touring Agency, 1991. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 36, illustrated. Includes historical photographs of the Hermannsburg Mission. Scarce. A fine copy.
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# 51324
DE LORENZE, Catherine
A changing relationship : Aboriginal themes in Australian art c.1938-1988
Exhibition curators, Catherine De Lorenzo and Dinah Dysart; essay, Catherine De Lorenzo. Observatory Hill, Sydney : S.H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (N.S.W.), 1988. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 52, illustrated. This exhibition is the first to survey and critique fifty years of sustained interest by European and Aboriginal artists and designers in Aboriginal themes …
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# 51323
STANTON, John E.
Painting the country : contemporary Aboriginal art from the Kimberley region, Western Australia
Perth : University of Western Australia Press, 1989. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 48, illustrated.