CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI
TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Warlugulong, 1977
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name and title on Art Gallery of South Australia, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Retrospective Tour label, on the protective foam core backing attached to the reverse of stretcher, 202 x 337.5 cm
Est: $1,800,000-2,500,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24/07/2007, Lot No. 114
A$2,000,000
A$2,400,000

Man's Love Story
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed and dated on the reverse, 184 x 457 cm
Est: $50,000-70,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25/07/2005, Lot No. 306
A$350,000
A$411,750

Emu Corroboree Man 1972
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 46 x 61.5 cm
Est: $150,000-250,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25/07/2005, Lot No. 72
A$350,000
A$411,750

Rain Dreaming Dance (1972)
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 51 x 35 cm
Est: $200,000-300,000, Smith & Singer, Important Australian & International Art, Sydney, 18/11/2020, Lot No. 36
A$200,000
A$245,455

Possum Travelling Love Story 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number CP730627, 61 x 46 cm
Est: $80,000-120,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 31/07/2006, Lot No. 86
A$200,000
A$240,000

Untitled (Possum Dreaming), c.1971
Synthetic polymer paint on heavy cardboard, 37.5 x 50 cm
Est: $150,000-180,000, Cooee Art, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 11/10/2022, Lot No. 27
A$170,000
A$204,000

Untitled (Emu Corroboree) (1972)
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 51 x 35 cm
Est: $120,000-180,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art & Oceanic Art, Sydney, 18/10/2011, Lot No. 53
A$120,000
A$144,000

Honey Ant Ceremony 1972
Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, bears label attached to the reverse with artist's name Stuart Art Centre consignment number and an annotated diagram, 100 x 78 cm
Est: $100,000-150,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 09/07/2001, Lot No. 47
A$120,000
A$139,250

Men's Spider Initiation 1999
Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 184 x 201 cm
Est: $110,000-140,000, Lawson~Menzies, Modern, Contemporary Australian and Important Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 19/03/2008, Lot No. 236
A$110,000
A$132,000

Love (Sun) Dreaming 1972
Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, 61 x 46 cm
Est: $60,000-80,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24/06/2002, Lot No. 89A
A$104,894
A$123,750
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 26/11/2024.