Emily Kam Kngwarray: Everything | Frieze Masters, London
11 October 2023 – 15 October 2023
About Exhibition
We are honoured to participate in Frieze Masters 2023. A significant step for our gallery, it is even more so for the Australian First Nations artists we represent. For such an important event, it is only appropriate to continue the work achieved for one of Australia’s most acclaimed and embraced artists – Emily Kam Kngwarray.
The exceptional selection of works within this exhibition is the culmination of almost two years of procurement – resulting in one of the finest collections of Kngwarray’s work on view today. Each and every work has been hand picked for its exceptional quality and to highlight each of the stylistic shifts throughout the artist’s short yet prolific career.
Works
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Alhakere, 1990
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Alhakere 1990
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
149.5 x 121 cm
PROVENANCE
Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. 0F31A Coventry Gallery, Sydney , Sydney, acquired from the above in 1990 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney , Sydney, acquired from the above in 1995 Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney , Sydney, acquired from the above in 2002
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled, 1990
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Untitled 1990
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
90 x 59.5 cm
PROVENANCE
The Artist Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. 0L20 Dr Linda C.Fried, Aboriginal Arts, Inc., United States of America Private collection, Germany, acquired from the above in 1996 IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART, Bonhams, Sydney, 11 May 2022, lot 22
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Muna - Everything, 1991
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Muna - Everything 1991
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
121.5 x 214 cm
PROVENANCE
Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. IX50 Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne BP Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above The BP collection of Australian Contemporary Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 8 September, 2002, lot 17 , United States of America, acquired from the above , Sydney, acquired from the above via Sotheby’s private treaty in 2005
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled, 1993
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Untitled 1993
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
150 x 90 cm
PROVENANCE
Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. 93H008 , acquired from the above
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled - Alhalkere, 1993
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Untitled - Alhalkere 1993
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
120 x 185 cm
PROVENANCE
Commissioned by Rodney Gooch (Mulga Bore Artists), Northern Territory, cat. no. 7-1293 Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney , Sydney, acquired from the above Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney , Sydney, acquired from the above in 2022
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled - Yam Story, 1995
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Untitled - Yam Story 1995
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
152 x 92 cm
PROVENANCE
Delmore Gallery, Alice Springs Private collection, Northern Territory, acquired from the above Important Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 June 2002, lot 96 , United States of America, acquired from the above The Ainsworth Collection - Contemporary & Aboriginal Art; Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art, Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 26 May 2014, lot 90 , United States of America, acquired from the above
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Kame Colour, 1995
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Kame Colour 1995
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
151 x 120 cm
PROVENANCE
Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. 95H025 William Mora Galleries, Melbourne The Applied Chemicals Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1995 Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26-27 July 2004, lot 215 Glenn Schaeffer, United States of America, acquired from the above Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 20 July 2009, lot 82 , acquired from the above
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Ceremony II - Yam Series, 1995
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
Ceremony II - Yam Series 1995
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
59 x 47 inches (150 x 120 cm)
PROVENANCE
Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. 95L016 Songlines Aboriginal Art Gallery, San Francisco , United States of America, acquired from the above in 2000
Private Collection
Sold
Emily Kam Kngwarray, My Country, 1996
Emily Kam Kngwarray,
My Country 1996
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
55 x 76.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Dacou Gallery, Adelaide (SS1197163) Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne (FG010024.EK) , Melbourne. Aboriginal and Oceanic Art, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26-27 July 2010, lot 130 (illustrated) Spinifex & Sand Collection, Tasmania Spinifex and Sand: The Tony Norton and Jann Williams Collection of Aboriginal Fine Art, Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 4 April 2016, lot 29 , acquired from the above
Private Collection
$330,000
For Sale