Mt Sonder from the James Range
(c. 1936)
Medium
watercolour, graphite and ink on paper
Measurements
31.2 × 57.0 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Doris, Rolf and Ian McKellar through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Painted at the height of the artist’s success, this work was completed on one of Albert Namatjira’s many painting trips across Aranda Country during the 1940s. Muted and atmospheric, this painting captures the evening light in a vista of recently burnt eucalyptus trees in the foreground. It is an excellent example of Namatjira’s recording of changes to his Country from environmental factors and First Nations land management practices.