Get the iOS app. Biographie. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The painting depicts the site where the bushfire started, before it swept over a vast area to the south and west. 2008. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri had access to this subject through his mother and his cousin Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa. Clifford’s father Tjatjiti Tjungurrayai, passed away during Clifford’s youth in the 1940’s. 1988 Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Paintings 1973-1986, Retrospective Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England. Kinship: Art of Australia. View Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri’s artworks on artnet. Tjapaltjarri nacque circa nel 1933, in una popolazione aborigena insediata nel nord dell'australia, durante la loro espulsione dal territorio verso le zone desertiche dell'entroterra. Bardon, G. 2004. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Melbourne & Adelaide. Kinship: Art of Australia. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri « Kangaroo Dreaming » 1989- 130×83. Flinders University Art Museum Collection. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Johnson, Vivien. Travelling Exhibition. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri was born c. 1932 to Tjatjiti Tjungurrayai and Long Rose Nangala in Tjuirri, an area north-west of Alice Springs also known as Napperby Station. Skip to beginning of content. His mother, Long Rose Nangala, remarried and settled at Jay Creek with her second husband, One Pound Jim Tjungurrayai. Art & Australia 40(2) 243-244. See all current and upcoming shows. One Pound Jim was a guide to early travelers and anthropologists and a minor celebrity. In a burnt-out camp the possum prints and tracks are shown partly obliterated by charcoal and ash. IAD Press. South Australia. About us. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Early Life . VENDU. 1991 Lowe Art … Page 1 of 1. Price: Enquire Size: H-212 x W-136 cm. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri is one of the most renowned contemporary Aboriginal artists and one of the most famous Western Desert artists. Clifford Possum 125x75cm année 1995. Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (Napperby Station, 1933 – Alice Springs, 21 giugno 2002) è stato un artista australiano, esponente dell'arte aborigena.. Vita e opere. Clifford est né vers 1932 sur les terres traditionnelles de son groupe, les Anmatyerre. Art Gallery of South Australia. He began carving in his late teens and had a reputation as a craftsman before the Papunya painting movement began. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri led a groundbreaking career and was amongst the vanguard of Indigenous Australian artists to be recognised by the international art world. Australia. Johnson, Vivien. After the death of his father, his mother married Gwoya Jungarai who was the first named Aboriginal person to appear on an Australian stamp and was known as 'One Pound Jimmy'. Mar 5 – 28. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Thus his work is highly sought after. Photo: Professor JVS Megaw about 1932–2002. Il est avec son frère Tim Leura l’un des derniers à se joindre au groupe fondateur du mouvement pictural à Papunya en 1971. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri c. 1932 - 21 June 2002 Obituary. He grew up in the bush around Jay Creek working at several stations as a stockman. Australia. 2002. VENDU. Mar 5 – 28. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Artworks - Page 1 of 1. The Art of Aboriginal Australia. Shows Featuring Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. 1988-1990 Dreamings. Born in a creek bed on Napperby cattle station, Clifford Possum worked from late boyhood as a stockman. Skip to end of content.