For two paintings executed at the same time, of the same size and style, see Untitled, 1990, and After the Rain, 1990, held in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, illustrated in: Neale M. (ed.), Utopia; The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, National Museum of Australia and The National Museum of Art, Osaka 2007, pp. 126-127 cat. Nos. D-14 & D-15.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Delmore Gallery which states: 'The most phenomenal fact about Emily is that she is a full ritual Aboriginal of approximately 80 years of age, producing stunningly powerful works of art in a modern abstractionist style, whilst keeping true to her relationship with her country. Each work brings an enthusiastic verbal patter about her place, Alalgura, and the various bush tucker species that rouse her passion.

Emily has spent most of her life at this place, and knows it intimately, in good season - and in bad. It is essentially the power of the red, bare soil, with its countless seeds of energy hidden, lying in wait for rain, that when recognised, binds one forever to the country by the marvels of such a dramatic transformation and the abundance that follows.

Using a broad palette, Emily displays her country in bold and brazen storms of colour, each colour representing the raw, ripe and dry fruit, the bud, the flower, the dry petals, the plant stem, the scattered seeds - all parts of the life cycle.'