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Witjiti George is a senior traditional elder from Mulga Bore, near Kaltjiti (Fregon), South Australia on the APY Lands. As a young man, he went to school at Oodnadatta, before his family travelled east towards Ernabella due to drought and a shortage of bush food. Witjiti began cattle work and settled at Fregon after its establishment in 1961. He later married and has three children. Witjiti began painting in 2007 and is now a director of the APY Art Centre Collective and a senior custodian. Wititji was a finalist in the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW in 2019 and 2020 and the Telstra NATSIA Awards in 2016 and 2019.

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      • Witjiti George (b. 1938) Piltati: Wanampi Tjukurpa
        Nov. 20, 2023

        Witjiti George (b. 1938) Piltati: Wanampi Tjukurpa

        Est: $700 - $900

        acrylic on arches paper

        Shapiro Auctioneers
      • WITJITI GEORGE "PILTATI-WANAMPI TJUKURPA" 2016
        Jun. 04, 2023

        WITJITI GEORGE "PILTATI-WANAMPI TJUKURPA" 2016

        Est: $14,000 - $18,000

        Gallery size synthetic polymer paints on Belgian linen 182cm x 200cm

        Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers
      • WITJITI GEORGE , Untitled 2011, synthetic polymer on linen, 61 x 153cm
        Aug. 22, 2021

        WITJITI GEORGE , Untitled 2011, synthetic polymer on linen, 61 x 153cm

        Est: $700 - $900

        WITJITI GEORGE Untitled 2011 synthetic polymer on linen 61 x 153cm Kaltjiti Artists catalogue number: KAL WGE 7611P

        Donington Auctions
      • WITJITI GEORGE , Untitled 2009, synthetic polymer on linen, 66 x 52.5cm
        Aug. 22, 2021

        WITJITI GEORGE , Untitled 2009, synthetic polymer on linen, 66 x 52.5cm

        Est: $400 - $600

        WITJITI GEORGE Untitled 2009 synthetic polymer on linen 66 x 52.5cm Kaltjiti Artists catalogue number: KAL WGE 2679P

        Donington Auctions
      • WITJITI GEORGE , Untitled 2009, synthetic polymer on linen, 66 x 52.5cm
        Aug. 22, 2021

        WITJITI GEORGE , Untitled 2009, synthetic polymer on linen, 66 x 52.5cm

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        WITJITI GEORGE Untitled 2009 synthetic polymer on linen 66 x 52.5cm Kaltjiti Artists catalogue number: KAL WGE 2679P

        Donington Auctions
      • Witijiti George - Piltati - Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2016
        Jun. 08, 2021

        Witijiti George - Piltati - Wanampi Tjukurpa, 2016

        Est: $12,000 - $15,000

        Cooee Art Indigenous Fine Art Auction "Witjiti George is a senior traditional elder from Mulga Bore, near Kaltjiti (Fregon), South Australia on the APY Lands. As a young man, he went to school at Oodnadatta, before his family travelled east towards Ernabella due to drought and a shortage of bush food. Witjiti began cattle work and settled at Fregon after its establishment in 1961. He later married and has three children. Witjiti began painting in 2007 and is now a director of the APY Art Centre Collective and a senior custodian. In this major work, Witjiti has depicted his mother's Country of Piltati, where the Wanampi Tjukurpa is located. In this Dreaming, two water snakes live in the Piltati Rockhole with their two wives. Wititji was a finalist in the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW in 2019 and 2020 and the Telstra NATSIA Awards in 2016 and 2019.+IB0 Contact Cooee Art for more information on this Aboriginal artwork.

        Cooee Art
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