Important Aboriginal Works of Art - 25 May 2016 | Melbourne
Lot 44
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
(c.1910 – 1996)
ALALGURA COUNTRY, 1993
synthetic polymer paint on linen
151.0 x 91.5 cm
Estimate:
$15,000 – 20,000
Private sale
Lot Details
Description
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
(c.1910 – 1996)
ALALGURA COUNTRY, 1993
synthetic polymer paint on linen
151.0 x 91.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. 93L043
Provenance
Delmore Gallery, Alice Springs
Private collection, Queensland
Catalogue text
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Delmore Gallery that states in part: ‘On this canvas, the artist’s choice of yellow represents the most important plant in her custodianship, namely the Anooralya. This hardy and fertile plant provides both a tuber vegetable and a seed bearing flower called Kame – Emily’s tribal name. These flowers contain seeds that are collected for seed cake, damper, medicines and love potions.’