Emily Kngwarreye

Australian Aboriginal · 1914–1996 · Painter

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, also spelled Emily Kam Kngwarray, was an Aboriginal Australian (Anmatyerr) artist from Alhalker, in the Sandover region of the Northern Territory.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Emily Kngwarreye, Untitled (Wild Yams) (1996), 1996, synthetic polymer paint on canvasUntitled (Wild Yams) (1996)Smith & Singer · A$368,182≈ $254,189≈ £215,670≈ €255,878Sign up to see
  2. Emily Kngwarreye, (Language group: Anmatyerr), synthetic polymer paint on linen(Language group: Anmatyerr)Leonard Joel · A$330,000≈ $230,406≈ £173,931≈ €204,460Sign up to see
  3. Emily Kngwarreye, Desert Tracks 1992, 1992, synthetic polymer paint on canvasDesert Tracks 1992Smith & Singer · A$282,273≈ $210,000≈ £161,365≈ €193,352Sign up to see

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Emily Kame Kngwarreye, also spelled Emily Kam Kngwarray, was an Aboriginal Australian (Anmatyerr) artist from Alhalker, in the Sandover region of the Northern Territory. Kngwarreye's unique style and powerful creative vision came to redefine contemporary Aboriginal art and gained worldwide attention.

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Born 1914, Northern TerritoryDied 1996, PapunyaOccupation PainterWikidata Q453890 ↗ULAN 500329368 ↗

Also known as Emily Kam Kngawarray, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Emily Kam Ngwarray, Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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