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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Aboriginal Art
• Sale Date:
  20 Mar 2023 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  9044
• Lot Description:
  Gloria Petyarre
  (Utopia, 1945-2021)
  Arnkerrthe (Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming) 1995
  Synthetic polymer paint on Arches aquarelle
  68.5 x 48.5 cm [Painting], 92.5 x 72 cm [Frame]
  A rare and unusual work on Arches paper in custom box frame.
• Provenance:
  Paul Heywood-Smith KC. This painting was hung as part of a series in the Anthony Mason Chambers, Victoria Square, Adelaide for over 15 years; Jan Ross-Manley, Alice Springs, 2004. From a series of works commissioned by Ross-Manley in Alice Springs in 1995. There are four images of the artist working on this series in Alice Springs in 1995.
• Notes:
  In 1945 Gloria was born at Atnangkere Soakage in the Northern Territory. She is an Anmatyerre speaker and has 6 sisters; Ada Bird, Violet, Myrtle, Kathleen, Nancy and Jeannie. Her dreamings include Mountain Devil Lizard, Bean, Emu, Pencil Yam, Grass Seed, Small Brown Grass, Wild Flowers, Bush Flowers and Bush Medicine. Currently, she lives at Mulga Bore [Akaye Soakage] Utopia. In the 1970ís, Gloria was a founding member of the ëUtopia Womenís Batik Groupí. This group was instrumental for the development of female indigenous artists, providing them a space to create and allowing them to exhibit both locally and abroad. Although working in Batik for almost a decade, Gloria progressed to the medium of canvas in the late 1980ís. In 1990 she travelled to London, Ireland and India as representative for the Utopia Women, accompanying the ëUtopia: A Picture Storyí exhibition. In the following year of 1991, Gloria had her first solo exhibition at Utopia Art, Sydney, Australia. Initially, her work referenced womensí body paint designs ñ particularly the ceremonial designs painted across the womenís breasts and shoulders. However, since those early works Gloria has developed a highly distinctive style of abstraction, where line and color continually push the artistic boundary.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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