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Painter, Sculptor, b. 1929 - d. 1976

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  • Gurruwiwi+AKA Mithinari - Yurlungurr- Giant Rainbow Serpant, c.1970
    Jun. 08, 2021

    Gurruwiwi+AKA Mithinari - Yurlungurr- Giant Rainbow Serpant, c.1970

    Est: $5,000 - $6,000

    Cooee Art Indigenous Fine Art Auction "Galpu clan elder and ceremonial leader Mithinari was born at Ngaypinyu, near Blue Mud Bay. He learned to paint as a young man with a group of Dhuwa-moiety artists at Beach Camp in Yirrkala. They were taught by the master bark painters Mawalan Marika and Wandjuk Marika. Mithinari's works concentrate on the Wagilag religious mythology. He painted with great speed and surety of hand, employing brushes made of frayed stringy bark before filling in the detail with brushes made of human hair or from the midrib of a palm frond. They were different to those created by many of his contemporaries amongst Northeast Arnhem Land artists of the period. His figures were generally painted with exaggerated body length. His rarrk (crosshatching) was fine but often interposed with large areas of single bold colour. Though he often included a diversity of forms, he was adept at creating an overall coherence of stylistic elements. Mithinari was one of the painters of the famous Yirrkala Church panels, alongside other renowned artists including Mathaman Marika and Mawalan Marika. The panels are now housed in the Buku-Larrnggay Museum. His work was collected by all major institutions and a number of seminal private collectors during the 1960s and 1970s.+IB0 Contact Cooee Art for more information on this Aboriginal artwork.

    Cooee Art
  • MITHINARI GURRUWIWI, UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s
    Mar. 17, 2021

    MITHINARI GURRUWIWI, UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    MITHINARI GURRUWIWI (1929 – 1976) UNTITLED (CREATION STORY), c.1960s natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 139.0 x 54.0 cm bears inscription verso: artist’s name, language group ‘Galpu’ together with a description of the story depicted on old label PROVENANCE Painted in the Yirrkala region of North-East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Gary Bradley, Victoria Thence by descent Private collection, Victoria © Mithinari Gurruwiwi/Copyright Agency, 2021

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • MITHINARI GURRUWIWI, JURTU, c.1970
    Aug. 19, 2020

    MITHINARI GURRUWIWI, JURTU, c.1970

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    MITHINARI GURRUWIWI (1929 – 1976) JURTU, c.1970 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 74.0 x 26.0 cm (irregular) bears inscription verso: artist’s name and cat. CEE50 PROVENANCE Painted in the Yirrkala region of North East Arnhem Land The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London This work is located at our Sydney gallery © Mithinari Gurruwiwi/Copyright Agency, 2020

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Mithinari Guruwiwi - Djikay, the Lotus bird
    Jun. 23, 2020

    Mithinari Guruwiwi - Djikay, the Lotus bird

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Galpu clan elder and ceremonial leader Mithinari was born at Ngaypinyu, near Blue Mud Bay. He learned to paint as a young man with a group of Dhuwa-moiety artists at Beach Camp in Yirrkala. They were taught by the master bark painters Mawalan Marika and Wandjuk Marika. Mithinari's work was distinguished by skilful use of surface patterning and concentration on the Wawilag religious mythology, which starts when a pair of sisters begin their journey in the region of Mithinari's country. The birds depicted in this work are djikay, lotus birds, and the background designs represent the Galpu clan. Mithinari was one of the painters of the famous Yirrkala Church panels, alongside other renowned artists including Mathaman Marika and Mawalan Marika. The panels are now housed in the Buku-Larrnggay Museum. His work was collected by all major institutions and a number of seminal private collectors during the 1960s and 1970s.

    Cooee Art
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