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Lot #11 - Emily Kame Kngwarreye

  • Auction House:
    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Sale Name:
    The Laverty Collection Part III
  • Sale Date:
    05 Apr 2017 ~ 7pm
  • Lot #:
    11
  • Lot Description:
    Emily Kame Kngwarreye
    (c.1910 – 1996)
    Untitled (Dried Flowers And Fruits), 1990
    synthetic polymer paint on linen
    151.5 x 122.0 cm
    bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. 0N27
  • Provenance:
    Commissioned by Delmore Gallery, Alice Springs ; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne (label attached verso) ; The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in December 1990
  • Exhibited:
    Southern Reflections – Ten Contemporary Australian Artists, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1998; Kulturhuset (Cultural Centre) Stockholm, Sweden, 1998; Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway, 1999; Goteborgs Konsthall, Gothenberg, Sweden, 1999, cat. 8 (label attached verso) ; Ngurra Kutu: Going home, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 8 September 2001 – 23 June 2002
  • References:
    Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2008, p. 241 (illus.) ; Beyond Sacred: Recent Painting from Australia’s Remote Aboriginal Communities: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 241 (illus.)
  • Notes:
    This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Delmore Gallery that states: ‘The transformation of the desert after a rare winter rain has a different colour and mood than the more frequently occurring summer rains that ride on the tail of the tropical monsoon from the north. The colours are more sombre, even murky, of verdant greens and warm siennas and misty dawns over frosted grasses and wild flowers. The movement of colour from the 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. Once this happens, the bloom is brief and settles into a dry state. 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$60,000 - 80,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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