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EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 AUD
bidding is closed
Description
- Emily Kame Kngwarreye
- ALALGURA (ALHALKERE)
- Bears artist's name and Delmore Gallery catalogue number O005 on the reverse
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
- 122 by 147.5 cm
Provenance
Commissioned in 1990 by Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne Private collection, USA
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne 9 July 2001, lot 86
Private collection USA
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne Private collection, USA
Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne 9 July 2001, lot 86
Private collection USA
Exhibited
Emily Kngwarreye, Gallery Gabrille Pizzi, 1991
Condition
The painting is in good and stable condition with no signs of restoration or repair, there are minor crazing at the upper edge of the painting
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Cf. For two related examples, using a similar palette and exhibiting close stylistic similarities, see Isaacs, J, (ed.), et al, Emily Kngwarreye Paintings, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1998, p.48, pl.5, and Neale, M., Ahalkere Paintings from Utopia, Queensland Art Gallery & Macmillan, p.84, pl.51, cat. 35
This painting is sold with a copy of the accompanying certificate from Delmore Gallery that reads: "This is Emu Country - called Alalgura. The man Emu's role is to look after the emu chicks and keep them in sight of their home and not beyond the preferred seeds and fruits. These foods include the Inddorkwa, a small purple plum, and the Anooralya, a small yam. The latter is represented here by the strident, figurative strokes outlining the underground growth pattern of the yam, and the consequent track of the Emu as it moves across the landscape grazing.
Emily dwells on bush tucker gathering in happy and abundant times of the good rain season. She believes that through ceremony (Awelye) and her belief in the power of the desert, she can help provoke the desert's hidden energy into a new and bountiful season and consequent crop of bush tucker. Her custodial responsibility is for the preferred food of the emu."
This painting is sold with a copy of the accompanying certificate from Delmore Gallery that reads: "This is Emu Country - called Alalgura. The man Emu's role is to look after the emu chicks and keep them in sight of their home and not beyond the preferred seeds and fruits. These foods include the Inddorkwa, a small purple plum, and the Anooralya, a small yam. The latter is represented here by the strident, figurative strokes outlining the underground growth pattern of the yam, and the consequent track of the Emu as it moves across the landscape grazing.
Emily dwells on bush tucker gathering in happy and abundant times of the good rain season. She believes that through ceremony (Awelye) and her belief in the power of the desert, she can help provoke the desert's hidden energy into a new and bountiful season and consequent crop of bush tucker. Her custodial responsibility is for the preferred food of the emu."