The art of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (signed copy)

A$750 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Signed

Sydney : Gordon and Breach International, 1994 (1996 reprint). Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 177, extensively illustrated, a fine copy, signed in black marker by the artist on the title page in Possum s distinctive handwriting. Comprehensive account of the life and work of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri; 60 paintings are illustrated and annotated; includes description of the artists country with maps of important sites, biographical detail of early life including contact with Pastor Albrecht at Hermannsburg, his work as a stockman and early artistic work ; his father is Gwoya Tjungurrayi (One Pound Jimmy) the Aborigine on the postage stamp. Trove Provenance: private collection, Brisbane signed by the artist at an exhibition at Fireworks Gallery, Brisbane in the late 1990s

• Printing: later
• Binding: Hardcover

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