Except for iconic indigenous artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c1910-1996) art sales went more or less according to plan at Menzies important Australian and international art auction in Melbourne on June 26.
Her Wild Orange 1991 synthetic polymer paint on canvas effort (lot 28) pleasingly surpassed many expectations with its $245,455 (Including buyer’s premium) return on a $60,000-$80,000 catalogue estimate.
Like Rover Thomas, Kngwarreye is a mainstay of...