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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Alan Boxer Collection of Australian Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  17 Mar 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  16
• Lot Description:
  Emily Kame Kngwarreye
  (Circa 1910–1996)
  Of A Rare Winter Rain (1990)
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  151 x 121 cm
  bears Delmore Gallery cat. no. OP03 & OP05 verso
• Provenance:
  Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory; Chapman Gallery, Canberra; The Alan Boxer Collection, Canberra
• Exhibited:
  Crossing Cultures: Art From the Boxer Collection, Drill Hall, Canberra, May - June 2000, cat. no. 20
• Notes:
  This painting is sold with a Delmore Gallery documentation which reads: "The transformation of the desert after a rare winter rain has a different colour and mood than the more frequently occurring summer rains and that ride on the tail of the tropical monsoon from the north. The colours are more sombre, even murky, of verdant greens and misty dawns over frosted grasses and wild flowers. The movement of colour from dry earth tones to lush green growth is slow, and an apprehensive mood is all-pervading as all life waits hoping that an early glimpse of warmth will give the plants that final bit of zest to produce a desert in full carpeted bloom. 1990 has had one of those rare winter seasons, hence it is not surprising that Emily Kngwarreye has gone with the mood of her country and produced this work . Her inspiration is from her place called Alalgura on Utopia Station."
• Estimate:
  A$50,000 - 70,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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