DAVID YIRAWALA

Kundaagi - Red Plains Kangaroo, 1962

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears distressed label on verso, 101 x 45 cm

Est: $30,000-40,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 30/11/2010, Lot No. 80

A$54,000

A$64,800

10 Mimihs, 1959

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name and title in chalk together with Spence Museum catalogue number 14 in black marker on the reverse, 73 x 48 cm

Est: $20,000-30,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 29/07/2003, Lot No. 82

A$46,000

A$49,850

Luma Luma and Wind Mimi, 1971

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name, the title, together with a description of the story on label on the reverse, 70 x 30.5 cm

Est: $20,000-25,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 29/06/1998, Lot No. 56

A$30,000

A$34,500

Crocodile (Golomomo)

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name, title, dimensions and catalogue number 357-6839 on Gallery of Dreams label on the reverse of the frame, 98 x 32 cm

Est: $5,000-7,000, Bonhams, The Evatt Collection of Aboriginal Bark Paintings and Sculpture, Sydney, 24/11/2013, Lot No. 73

A$28,000

A$34,160

Untitled

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name and catalogue number 38 on the reverse, 51.5 x 26.5 cm

Est: $15,000-20,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 20/07/2009, Lot No. 28

A$28,000

A$33,600

Barramundi, c.1968

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 32 x 92 cm (irregular)

Est: $10,000-15,000, Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 30/03/2022, Lot No. 13

A$26,000

A$31,909

Male and Female Kangaroos, c.1965

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 77 x 44.5 cm

Est: $8,000-12,000, Bonhams, The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors, Sydney, 22/07/2020, Lot No. 29

A$26,000

A$31,720

Male and Female Kangaroos, c.1965

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name, title 'Sacred kangaroo following the dreaming track', location 'Liverpool River Arnhem Land' together with stock number 23 on the reverse, 77 x 44.5 cm

Est: $15,000-20,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 31/07/2006, Lot No. 67

A$26,000

A$31,200

The Mimi People Defending Their Caves, 1958

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears handwritten notes identifying the artist, date and title on label on the reverse, 53 x 17 cm

Est: $10,000-15,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 30/06/1997, Lot No. 80

A$26,000

A$29,900

Mimih Mourning, 1958

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name, language group and descriptive notes on label on the reverse, 52.5 x 26 cm

Est: $14,000-18,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26/07/2004, Lot No. 34

A$24,896

A$29,875