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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Art | Australian, Aboriginal & International
• Sale Date:
  26 Apr 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  6131
• Lot Description:
  Polly Ngala Napaljarri
  (Utopia, b.1940)
  Bush Plum 2018
  Acrylic on Linen
  Unstretched: 147 x 91 cm
• Provenance:
  Palya Proper Fine Art, Alice Springs Certificate of Authenticity
• Notes:
  Polly Ngale belongs to the oldest living generation of Utopia women and is considered one of the most accomplished painters to have worked there during the past twenty years. Polly's artistic career began in the late 1970s when she, like many of the women in Utopia, began working with silk batik before venturing into works on canvas. Polly is one of the most senior custodians of her country Aparra, in the heart of Utopia. She shares this country and the Bush Plum (Arnwetky) Dreaming with her sisters Kathleen Ngale and Angeline Pwerle Ngale. Like Kathleen, Polly creates her paintings by building up layer upon layer of colour to create multidimensional images. Her subject matter is drawn from acute observation and memory. Intimate knowledge of country, personal history and ancestral journey. Seamless in her portrayal of these elements her paintings are sensory mind maps that reveal the artists place, and her sense of self all within one framework. Polly's work has been increasingly exhibited since 1999. Her work has appeared in the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award since 2003. Her honourable mention as a 2004 finalist was followed by representation at the Contemporary Art Fair in Paris at the Grand Palais Champs Elysees. Polly was also represented in the exhibition Emily Kngwarreye and her Legacy at the Hillside Forum Daikanyama Tokyo in 2008.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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