Artist Unknown - Medicine Story

Medicine Story (1972) - Artist Unknown
Indigenous Art of the Desert
Australia 90c Stamp Issued 1988

This is one of four stamps that were issued to show desert art by indigenous artists in the Western Desert region of the Northern Territory in Australia.  The Papunya Tula art movement gathered pace in the 1970s, and there are regular exhibits worldwide, as this form of art has gained traction with international art buyers.

Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri - Ancestor Dreaming

Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri (1929-1984) - Ancestor Dreaming (1977)
Australia $1 Stamp Issued 1988
Art of the Desert Series

This artist was one of the key figures from the Western Desert art scene that developed in the 1970s in outback Northern Territory, near Haast's Bluff.  Tjapaltjarri first worked as a stockman before moving with his wife to Papunya, where he was involved in the establishment of the artists' settlement.  The artist had earlier experience with watercolours, which makes some of his work quite different to his contemporaries.

St John the Baptist - Artist Unknown

St John the Baptist - Artist Unknown (1592)

Bulgarian Stamp Issued 1988

This is one of two stamps issued to depict two cultural icons from the municipality of Kardzhali in south western Bulgaria in 1988.  

Heritage of Kardzhali (Bulgaria) - St George Slaying the Dragon

St George Slaying the Dragon - A Painting from 1841 (Artist Unknown)

8cm Bulgaria Stamp Issued 1988

This stamp was issued in Bulgaria in 1988, as one of two stamps depicting paintings of historical significance in the Kardzhali region of south east Bulgaria.

Sergi Poliakoff - Composition 1954

Sergi Polliakoff (1900-1969) - Composition 1954

France Stamp Issued 1988

Lille - Musee des Beaux Arts

Born in Russia, this artist began his career as a figurative artist before turning to abstract art when he lived in France in the 1930s and 1940s.  This work is typical of his abstract work, with relatively bright ochre colours in irregular shapes.

The artist became a French citizen in 1962.

Linmi Puntungka Tjapangati - Courtship Rejected

Limpi  Puntungka Tjapangati - Courtship Rejected (1974)
Australia 55c Stamp Issued 1988

This is one of four stamps that were issued under the "Art of the Desert" series in 1988 by Australia Post.

Turkey Tolsen Tjupurrula - Bush Potato Country

Turkey Tolsen Tjupurrula (1938-2001) - Bush Potato Country (1979)
Australia 37c Stamp Issued 1988

Turkey Tolson was one of the leading figures of the Papunya Tula art movement in the 1970s in the Western Desert region of the Northern Territory.  This popular style of indigenous art was only recognised by mainstream Australia in the 1970s and beyond.  This is one of four stamps that were issued for Desert Art in 1988.