MBC028
1958
Deceased:2018
Language Group:Western Arrernte (Aranda)
Country:Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Watercolour on Board
Subjects:Landscape - Hermannsburg School, Untitled Landscape
Kevin was the son of Maurice Namatjira and grandson to acclaimed watercolourist, Albert Namatjira. He learnt to paint from his father and often painted alongside his cousin, Reggie.
Kevin toured with the Namatjira play through 2012 and 2013 and travelled to England where he met the Queen and Prince Phllip at Buckingham palace in 2013.
This landscape by Kevin reflects the colour and formation of the many ranges, hills, gorges and flora that are found in his country, Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs in Central Australia. This country truly has the blue and purple colours of the ranges in the distance, the rich colour in the sand and an amazing contrast when the plentiful flora is in bloom.