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TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION
Gunambalayi - Travels of the Black Snake
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears Red Rock Art number 05/04 and KP1988 on reverse, 150 x 180 cm
Est: GBP20,000-30,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, London, 14/03/2018, Lot No. 72
£18,000
£22,500 (A$39,877)
Kangaroo and Spear Dreaming
Synthetic binder and natural earth pigments on canvas, bears artist's name, dimensions, date and Red Rock Art catalogue number KP1312 on the reverse, 90 x 120 cm
Est: GBP15,000-25,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, London, 14/03/2018, Lot No. 70
£15,000
£18,750 (A$33,231)
Kangaroo and Spear Dreaming 2001
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears artist's name, size, date, Red Rock Art catalogue number KP1312 on the reverse, 90 x 120 cm
Est: $20,000-30,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24/07/2007, Lot No. 131
A$25,000
A$30,000
Gunambalayi Travels of the Black Snake, 1998
Natural earth pigments on canvas, 150 x 180 cm
Est: $30,000-50,000, Mossgreen Auctions, The Ross & Rona Clarke Collection, Brisbane, 09/09/2012, Lot No. 51
A$24,000
A$29,280
Untitled
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears artist's name, date and Red Rock Art catalogue number KP1662 on the reverse, 140 x 100 cm
Est: GBP12,000-18,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, London, 14/03/2018, Lot No. 71
£13,000
£16,250 (A$28,800)
Young Women 1997
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, Waringarri Arts catalogue number AP1243, 120 x 90 cm
Est: $8,000-12,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 29/07/2003, Lot No. 200
A$17,500
A$21,000
Untitled 1999
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears artist's name size and Red Rock Art catalogue numbers on the reverse, 120 x 90 cm
Est: $10,000-15,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 29/07/2003, Lot No. 199
A$17,000
A$20,400
Kangaroo and Spear Dreaming
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears artist's name, dimensions, date, Red Rock Art catalogue number KP1312, and Tineriba Fine Arts on the reverse, 90 x 120 cm
Est: $15,000-20,000, Bonhams, Aboriginal Art; Aboriginal Art from The Superannuation Fund of William Nuttall and Annette Reeves, Sydney, 28/05/2012, Lot No. 138
A$15,000
A$18,000
Jalpiny
Synthetic and natural earth pigments on canvas, bears artist's name, dimensions and Red Rock Art catalogue number KP1985 on the reverse, 70 x 45 cm
Est: $6,500-8,500, Bonhams, Important Australian Art (lots 1 - 65); Aboriginal Art (lots A1 - A89), Sydney, 19/11/2012, Lot No. A59
A$11,000
A$13,420
Ginbiginbya, 1996
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears artist's name and Waringarri Arts catalogue number AP0818 on the reverse, 160 x 80 cm
Est: USD10,000-15,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, New York, 25/05/2022, Lot No. 60
US$7,500
US$9,450 (A$13,316)
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 16/12/2024.