Lot #60 - Queenie McKenzie Nakarra
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Australian Aboriginal Art
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Sale Date:30 Mar 2022 ~ 7pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:60
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Lot Description:Queenie McKenzie Nakarra
(c.1915 - 1998)
Thegoowiyeng (Kelly's Knob), 2007
natural earth pigments on canvas
50.0 x 70.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Waringarri Aboriginal Arts cat. AP0307 and S638 -
Provenance:Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia; The Gallery, Canberra Gallery School, Canberra; Private collection, Canberra, acquired from the above in October 1994
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Exhibited:Kimberley to Canberra, Our Place', The Gallery, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra, 31 August - 11 September 1994. This work is accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts which states: 'This painting is of Kelly's Knob - called Thegoowiyeng by the Miriwoong. It is a tall red rocky hill right in the town of Kununurra. It is one of the places mentioned by Rover Thomas in the Goorirr-goorirr song cycle.'
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Estimate:A$10,000 - 15,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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