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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  27 Mar 2013 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  15
• Lot Description:
  Emily Kame Kngwarreye
  c1910 – 1996
  Lines I And II, 1994
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas (2)
  two panels: 119.0 x 59.5 cm each
  each signed verso: Emily; each inscribed verso: artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. 94H027 and 94H028
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Donald Holt, Delmore Downs Station, Alice Springs
• References:
  Isaacs, J., Smith, T., Ryan, J., Holt, D., and Holt, J., Emily Kame Kngwarreye Paintings, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1998, pp. 130–131, pl. 55–56 (illus.). This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Delmore Gallery
• Notes:
  This exquisite pair vibrates with colour and vivacity, evoking the atmosphere of ceremony, particularly with the use of red, a fundamental colour of body paint designs for the men who dance the Emu story. Within the deliberate process of applying body paint as part of ceremony, there is a clear understanding of which celebrant paints other celebrants, based on clan grouping and seniority. Whilst the body paint is applied, the chanting of the song line of the Emu story projects through the atmosphere in one long continuous vocal line. Within each carefully placed stroke is a linear abstraction of the basic elements of what the experience of ceremony is like for its participants. ANNABEL HOLT AND JANET HOLT
• Estimate:
  A$35,000 - 55,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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