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Lot #51 - Kitty Kantilla

  • Auction House:
    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Sale Name:
    Important Australian + International Art
  • Sale Date:
    28 Nov 2018 ~ 7pm (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    51
  • Lot Description:
    Kitty Kantilla
    (c.1928 – 2003)
    Untitled, 2000
    natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas
    133.0 x 80.0 cm
    bears inscription verso: artist's name and Jilamara Arts and Crafts cat. 137 – 00
  • Provenance:
    Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Milikapiti; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; Private collection, Sydney
  • Exhibited:
    Kitty Kantilla, Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney, November 2001, cat. 9; ; This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Milikapiti.
  • Notes:
    Lots 50 and 51 were acquired from Kitty Kantilla’s 5th solo exhibition held in December 2000 at Aboriginal and Pacific Art in Sydney. Painted on contrasting grounds, one black and the other white, these two paintings encompass all the elements of the artist’s lexicon; pwanga (dots), marlipinyini (lines) and turtiyangimari (colours: white, red, yellow and black). Although seemingly abstract in appearance, Kantilla’s mark making is far from arbitrary, her designs evoke cultural history and ritual, particularly the Pukumani ceremony, where the Tiwi gather to farewell the dead. Here performers in full body decoration participate in a cycle of song and dance.
  • Estimate:
    A$20,000 - 30,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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