BENJAMIN LANDARA - ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ARTWORK - SIGNED

Being offered is an original watercolor painting by Australian aboriginal artist, Benjamin Landara. Featured is a scene of Mt. Sonder of Australia's Northern Territory. The painting is matted and framed under glass. Finished piece measures 16" x 12 1/2" with the exposed artwork measuring 10 1/2" x 7". The painting is signed by the artist along the bottom right. Small blemish of unknown nature being noted above the "B" in Benjamin. Benjamin Landara is an historic member of the Hermannsburg watercolor school. Famously, it was Albert Namatjira whose representations of the dramatic scenery of the Australian interior west of Alice Springs founded this movement. Namatjira gained an unexpected burst of financial success and celebrity status, unheard of for an Aborigine at that time. This changed the course of Australian art. He went on to encourage his extended family members to take up the brush and follow in his footsteps. Benjamin Landara was included in that foundational group. He was related to the Ebataringa family, also artists, and married Namatjira's daughter, Maisie. By the late 1940s he was painting alongside Albert, his early work revealing the master's influence. NOTICE: Due to the current conditions, the Post Office is falling behind in the processing and shipping of the mail. Tracking information and shipping updates are delinquent or nonexistent. Please be advised that there can be extended delays, sometimes lasting many days beyond any proposed delivery date posted in the item description. Efforts are being made to find alternative shipping methods while still trying to remain cost efficient. Thank you for your understanding with this matter and purchase accordingly, knowing that I have no control over when the Post Office delivers the mail. Thank you for your business. Sarge