Rex Battarbee
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Reginald Ernest Battarbee, was an Australian artist notable for painting landscapes of Central Australia, and for teaching Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira to paint.
Portrait of Rex Battarbee (right) with Albert Namatjira (l.) and Axel Poignant (c.), 1946.
The Battarbee's home in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) during a royal visit in 1963
Albert Namatjira
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Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australi
Rex Battarbee
…16 December 1893 – 2 September 1973) was an Australian artist notable for painting landscapes of Central Australia, and for teaching Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira to paint. Rex Battarbee was born in Warrnambool, Victoria, and educated at the local state school and at Warrnambool Academy. In January 1916, he…
Namatjira, c. 1950
Albert Namatjira painting in Alice Springs (Mparntwe), c.1957
Namatjira signing autographs, c. 1950
Central Australian Landscape