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• Auction House:
  Bonhams Australia
• Sale Name:
  The Serra Collection including property from various vendors
• Sale Date:
  22 Jul 2020 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  23
• Lot Description:
  Kutuwalumi Purawarrumpatu (Kitty Kantilla)
  (circa 1928-2003)
  Untitled, c.1980
  natural earth pigments on ironwood
  height: 70.0cm (27 9/16in).
• Provenance:
  Private collection, Sydney
• Exhibited:
  Kitty Kantilla, The Ian Potter Centre: National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne, 27 April - 19 August 2007; The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 7 December 2007 - 21 January 2008
• References:
  Judith Ryan et.al., Kitty Kantilla, Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 2007, p.75 and p.23, cat.17 (illus.)
• Notes:
  Kitty Kantilla began carving sculptures after moving to Paru on Melville Island in the 1970s. In her late 50s she joined a group known as the Paru women, who focussed primarily on creating sculptures. Judith Ryan notes that this work is representative of the artist's earliest forays into carving: "Kantilla's Untitled, c.1980 - a simple head and oblong torso on legs formed by hollowing a rectangular cavity into the block, is characteristic of these very early self-standing carvings, marked with eyes but no other facial or anatomical details. Even genitals, a strong feature of later sculptures, are lacking. Uneven sections of cross-hatching are punctuated by black vertical bands bearing white chevron patterns which are placed off-centre, encouraging the viewer to consider the figure fully in the round." (Ryan, 2007, p.75)
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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