Emily Kngwarreyecirca's Wild Yam 2 to make $188,000?

Emily Kame Kngwarreyecirca's Wild Yam 2 is to lead a sale of Australian Aboriginal art at Sotheby's London.

The painting is expected to make £80,000-120,000 ($125,328-187,992) ahead of the June 10 auction.  

Aboriginal art
Wild Yam 2 dates to 1995 

It's one of a number of pieces drawn from the highly regarded Thomas Vroon collection.

Tim Klingender of Sotheby's commented: "With the Vroom collection at the heart of the sale we are able to offer works of exceptional historical importance and significance, rarity and quality.

"These museum quality artworks range from early stone carved shields, extraordinary bark paintings of erotic spirit figures and Wanjina beings, early Papunya paintings from the beginnings of the Western Desert art movement, to contemporary paintings by the most acclaimed artists in the field, including Rover Thomas and Emily Kngwarreye."

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