LOT #69 Yannima Tommy Watson (1935-2017) Untitled, 2005 120 x 200 cm synthetic polymer paint on canvas $10,000 - 15,000 PROVENANCE Red Sand Art Gallery, NT Cat No. RSTW031 Tjala Aboriginal Art, Sydney, NSW The Mike Chandler Collection, NSW accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, working photos and an image of the artist with the work. Grounded in Tommy Watson’s paintings are rockholes, mountain ranges, and creekbeds, however we see these transmitted in waves of light. Many of his paintings are, in fact, evocative of nuclear shock waves, light waves, and explosions. Notably, his transition to stardom was actually far from contrived, or even self-driven. This is perhaps why the description of art star was so incongruous when applied to Watson. He preferred not to enter into art dialogue at all, a fact that was helped by his almost total reliance on his first language, Pitjantjatjara.
AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019
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