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EMILY KNGWARREYE - Wildflower Dreaming
Starting Bid: $25,000
Estimate:
$35,000 - $55,000
Live Auction
Important & Rare Art
Size
122.5 x 122.5 cm
Description
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Condition
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Signature
Catalogue Number DCCOU/679. 27501/4 verso
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity
Provenance
Private Collection, Australia
Acquired from DACOU Aboriginal Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
Private Collection, Auckland
Acquired from DACOU Aboriginal Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
Private Collection, Auckland
Literature
Renowned Australian artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye created compelling, powerful works which reflected her extraordinary life as a senior Anmatyerre woman from the Utopia region of Australia.
Kngwarreye was in her late 70s when she began painting in earnest. For the next 8 years until her death, she painted over 3,000 canvases – roughly one per day – creating timeless art that encapsulated the wisdom, experience and authority she gained throughout her life.
Unlike most desert painters at the time, Kngwarreye did not use stylized representations of animal tracks or concentric circles in her designs. Instead, she employed richly layered brushstrokes or dabs throughout her abstract compositions.
Centred on imagery from her homeland, Kngwarreye often portrayed root systems and life cycles of plants. Her work is characterised by a wide range of colour and saturated dabs of paint that reveal visual patterns and configurations when viewed at a distance. Her free handling of paint using various implements, keen sense of color and dynamic compositions earned her international fame.
An indomitable force, Kngwarreye saw her artistic production as a civic responsibility and believed her work would help protect her country from mining. She continued to create art until the end of her life.
Kngwarreye was in her late 70s when she began painting in earnest. For the next 8 years until her death, she painted over 3,000 canvases – roughly one per day – creating timeless art that encapsulated the wisdom, experience and authority she gained throughout her life.
Unlike most desert painters at the time, Kngwarreye did not use stylized representations of animal tracks or concentric circles in her designs. Instead, she employed richly layered brushstrokes or dabs throughout her abstract compositions.
Centred on imagery from her homeland, Kngwarreye often portrayed root systems and life cycles of plants. Her work is characterised by a wide range of colour and saturated dabs of paint that reveal visual patterns and configurations when viewed at a distance. Her free handling of paint using various implements, keen sense of color and dynamic compositions earned her international fame.
An indomitable force, Kngwarreye saw her artistic production as a civic responsibility and believed her work would help protect her country from mining. She continued to create art until the end of her life.
