Hermannsburg Mission School
This distinctive school of naturalist realist watercolour art started in 1932, when Rex Battarbee and John Gardner first visited the Hermannsburg Mission. In 1936, Battarbee gave the young Albert Namatjira materials and lessons in watercolour painting. Namatjira's work was eagerly taken up by the Western art world. By the late 1940s, a number of other Hermannsburg men were painting in what has become known as the style of the Hermannsburg School.
For sale here are fine examples of paintings by two of these Hermannsburg artists, Claude Pannka and Wenten Rubuntja.
Claude Pannka (1928-1972) was born the son of Anthapa and Sandra at Tempe Downs in 1928. He developed an interest in art when Battarbee visited Hermannsburg in 1934 and by 1950 was painting full time. This untitled landscape is priced at $750.
Wenten Rubuntja (c. 1923 - 2005) was an Australian artist and Aboriginal rights activist. He belonged to the Arrernte indigenous people of Central Australia. His works were painted in acrylic or watercolours and influenced by themes from Dreamtime myths. This work, entitled Central Australian Landscape and measuring 26 x 52 cms, is priced at $750.
Walter Ebatarinja, Mt Sonder and Ghost Gums sold
Reuben Pareroultja, Ghost Gum with Scree Slopes sold
Henoch Raberaba, Central Australian Landscape sold
Nelson Pannka, The Sentinels sold
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