Aboriginal Painting, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Central Australian Desert

Exceptional painting due to its size of 2 meters by 2 meters, created by one of the leading artists of Aboriginal art, of the first generation, whose works are exhibited in collections and museums around the world. certificate of authenticity delivered with the painting. 

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa was born in 1943 in Australia, near Muyinga, which remains an almost unexplored region of the country to this day. He only started painting in the 1980s. From 1970, he was committed to Aboriginal rights, particularly so that they could return to live on their land. Having played an important political role, he decided to retire home in 2002 to devote himself solely to painting. Ronnie Tjampitjinpa's style is easily identifiable. The geometry at work in his paintings strikes the viewer, and testifies to the cerebrality often associated with Pintupi art, territory he traveled with his family during his youth. Ronnie Tjampitjinpa is today a leading figure in Aboriginal art in Australia. He has participated in numerous personal and group exhibitions. Several of his works are present at the Musée du Quai Branly. Awards received by this artist: 2004. Finalist, 21st Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin (Australia) 1995. Highly commended recognition at the 20th Annual Fremantle Print Award (Australia) 1988. Alice Springs Art Prize (Australia) His works are present in numerous collections: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia) Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (Australia) Artbank, Sydney (Australia) Donald Kahn collection, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami (United States) Colas Foundation, Paris (France) Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna, Rome (Italy) Groninger Museum (Netherlands) Helen Read Collection, Adelaide (Australia) Vienne Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology (France) Musée des Confluences , Lyon (France) Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris (France) Musée Olympique, Lausanne (Switzerland) Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Darwin (Australia) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (Australia) National Gallery of Victoria , Melbourne (Australia) The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth (Australia) Voices of the Hearth, Jehangir Nicholson National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai (India)