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Lot #6074 - Emily Kame Kngwarreye

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    Timed Online Auction | Art | Australian, Aboriginal & International
  • Sale Date:
    26 Apr 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    6074
  • Lot Description:
    Emily Kame Kngwarreye
    (1910-1996)
    Yam Dreaming 1993
    Acrylic on linen
    134 x 89.5 cm
  • Provenance:
    This work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jinta Desert Art, Cat. no. EKK-19118
  • Notes:
    Emily's later works used layer upon layer of coloured dots, dabs and lines of minutely varying hues. Originally her paintings started with specific subjects that depicted designs from body paintings, images or Dreaming maps showing important sites. Due to the secret and sacred nature of the subject matter she found herself falling foul of other elders in the group. Now her paintings have a different vision. Emily was asked to explain what she paints and she said, "whole lot, that's the whole lot. Awelye (my Dreamings), Alatyeye (pencil yam), Arkerrthe (mountain devil lizard), Ntange (grass seeds), Tingu (a Dreamtime pup), Ankerre (emu), Intekwe (a favourite food of emus, a small plant), Atnwerle (green bean), and Kame (yam seed). That's what I paint; the whole lot big mob story."
  • Estimate:
    A$20,000 - 30,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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