DAVID MALANGI DAYMIRRINGU
TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Gurrmirringu's Wife, c. 1968
Natural earth pigments on carved wood, height 85 cm, Est: $30,000-40,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25/07/2005, Lot No. 67
A$48,000
A$56,900

Gunmirringgu and His Wife, c. 1961
Natural earth pigments on carved wood, height: 56 cm; 56 cm, Est: $16,000-24,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 29/07/2003, Lot No. 235
A$32,000
A$33,400

Buwata Bustard, 1969
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, inscribed verso with artist's name and unknown cat. no. AS15, 48 x 81 cm, Est: $3,000-5,000, Leonard Joel, The Kelton Collection - Indigenous Art at Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 11/04/2022, Lot No. 104
A$11,000
A$13,500

Gumirringu Ceremony, c.1960
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 123 x 72 cm (irregular), Est: $5,000-7,000, Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 22/03/2023, Lot No. 72
A$9,000
A$11,045

Gurrimirringu the Mighty Hunter
Natural earth pigments of eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name, painted in the Milingimbi area (as label), description of the subject matter depicted on Milingimbi Methodist Mission label on the reverse, 108.5 x 52 cm, Est: $4,000-6,000, Bonhams, The Evatt Collection of Aboriginal Bark Paintings and Sculpture, Sydney, 24/11/2013, Lot No. 12
A$9,000
A$10,980

Gunmirringu the Great Hunter, 1985
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 86 x 63 cm, Est: $3,000-5,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 25/05/2004, Lot No. 264
A$7,500
A$9,000

The Snake That Bit Gunmirringu, 1969
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, inscribed verso with artist's name and unknown cat. no. CT170, 56 x 86 cm, Est: $3,000-5,000, Leonard Joel, The Kelton Collection - Indigenous Art at Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 11/04/2022, Lot No. 105
A$7,000
A$8,591

Gunmirringu Story, c. 1992
Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, bears artists name title and catalogue number CP026 on reverse, 183 x 118 cm, Est: $7,000-10,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 09/07/2001, Lot No. 175
A$7,000
A$8,400

Yathalamarra Story
Natural earth pigments on bark, 121 x 173 cm, Est: $3,000-5,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art Auction, Sydney, 23/11/2004, Lot No. 169
A$7,000
A$8,400

Gunmirringgu Mortuary Rites
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 114 x 81 cm, Est: $10,000-15,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 20/10/2008, Lot No. 79
A$7,000
A$8,400
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 16/12/2024.