The 191 Artworks of media Pigment and containing the word yoruba people, pigment, 1900

Nonggirrnga Marawili selects her key subjects—fire, water, lightning, rock—from the elemental substances and transformative forces of the natural world. In the tropical climate of northern Australia, fire and water animate the seasons and bring life to the environment—causing the bush to burn, bring...

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Sketch in ink and colour pigment depicting a cat asleep under pink bush peonies. Some of the lower peony leaves have been retraced in red. A sleeping house cat and bush peonies in full bloom were depicted together in Chinese painting from at least the tenth century. Two plants sit either side of the...

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Preparatory sketch in black ink and colour pigment showing an owl perched on a branch of a maple tree, surrounded by a multitude of small birds. The elements of this design are traditional, but the horizontal orientation is relatively unusual within Katei’s compositions. Particularly when submitting...

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This is a study drawing for the companion piece to the works depicting fish. In finished versions it has the title /

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