Emily Kame Kngwarreye Australia (Aboriginal), c1909-96
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About Emily Kngwarreye
Emily Kngwarreye was an Aboriginal painter from the Northern Territory. Although she only commenced painting when in her 70s, she is considered one of Australias most significant artists. Emily Kngwarreye was the first female painter to emerge from the Australian indigenous art movement that had been dominated by men. She painted in acrylics and exhibited widely in Australia and the USA from 1982.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1992 of 1,457, of which 920 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,100,000 for Earth's Creation I sold by Cooee Art Leven in November 2017. In addition to this sale, a further 2 works by this artist have been sold for over $1 million. This year 16 works have been offered for sale. Works by Emily Kame Kngwarreye are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia and a further eight major public national galleries (see list below).
Emily Kngwarreye is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 88
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 378
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 248
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 91
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
- Emily Kngwarreye is classified as one of the top Australian Indigenous artists by leading Aboriginal fine art gallery, Cooee Gallery, Sydney.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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