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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  34
• Lot Description:
  Emily Kame Kngwarreye
  (c. 1910 – 1996)
  Awelye, 1995
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  122.0 x 216.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: Delmore Gallery cat. 95I016
• Provenance:
  Delmore Gallery, Alice Springs; Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane; Private collection, Queensland; Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 18 May 2011, lot 27; Private collection, Hong Kong
• Notes:
  This important painting Awelye, 1995, by Emily Kngwarreye was painted six weeks after the iconic Big Yam hanging in the National Gallery of Victoria. Line emerges fluidly, almost as an extension of Emily's physical self - a seemingly effortless transcription. Her hand, her baton, steers towards a cadenced resolve within the boundaries of the canvas. The mood is frantic with abundance; the growth is dense, mirroring Emily's country after rain. Nature's rhythm is accelerated. With a relentless forging brush, the random structure of the Yam plant is captured, spreading quickly and 'all over' (Emily). Emily is tuned to the energy of her country and the yam 'strings' which link the maturing yams beneath the soil. This energy connects through her and her laying it upon the canvas - so vigorous, so vital, and so fundamental to Emily was the imperative to seek food in an arid land, and to celebrate its plenty after rain. JANET HOLT
• Estimate:
  A$80,000 - 120,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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