Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Australian Aboriginal Painting

The 21 most celebrated works of the Australian Aboriginal Painting movement, ranked by renown across 21 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Queen Nefertari Playing Senet
    Queen Nefertari Playing Senet Nina M. Davies · 1290
  2. Julian Ashton
    Julian Ashton George Washington Lambert · 1928
  3. The Reverend Canon Boyce
    The Reverend Canon Boyce Julian Ashton · 1917
  4. Self portrait
    Self portrait Thomas Roberts · 1924
  5. A sergeant of the Light Horse
    A sergeant of the Light Horse George Washington Lambert · 1920
  6. Important people
    Important people George Washington Lambert · 1914
  7. The creek
    The creek Arthur Streeton · 1925
  8. Kangaroo
    Kangaroo Unknown · 1904
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  10. painting
    painting Pinta Pinta, aboriginer, pintupi Tjapanangka · 1994
  11. painting
    painting Polly, warlpiri, Aborigines Napangardi Watson
  12. painting
    painting Dini, Aborigines, pintupi Campbell Tjampitjinpa · 1995
  13. painting
    painting Two Bob, warlpiri, aboriginer Tjungarrayi · 1995
  14. painting
    painting Nanyin, aboriginer Maymuru
  15. painting
    painting Angeline Pwerle, anmatyerre Pula · 1995
  16. painting
    painting Mutitjpuy, Aborigines Mouthwatch
  17. Untitled
    Untitled Peter Purves-Smith · 1939
  18. Landscape near Robertson, New South Wales
    Landscape near Robertson, New South Wales John Drummond Moore · 1934
  19. Moonlit Barn
    Moonlit Barn Judith Ackland · 1933
  20. A Vase of Flowers
    A Vase of Flowers Lucinda Turnbull · 1937
  21. Evening, Mornington, Victoria, Australia
    Evening, Mornington, Victoria, Australia Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay · 1932