DICK ROUGHSEY (GOOBALATHELDIN)
TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Goorialla - The Rainbow Serpent-set of Sixteen Works, 1975
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 61 x 75 cm, Est: $15,000-20,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 30/05/2006, Lot No. 39
A$14,000
A$16,800

Untitled
Acrylic on board, signed 'Goobalathaldin' lower right, signed 'Goobalathaldin' on verso, 59 x 89 cm, Est: $5,000-8,000, Bonhams & Goodman, Australian, International & Aboriginal Fine Art, Melbourne, 07/08/2007, Lot No. 64
A$9,500
A$11,400

Marnbil and Debil Debil, 1968
Natural earth pigments on bark, 165 x 58 cm, Est: $8,000-10,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 25/05/2004, Lot No. 254
A$9,500
A$11,400

Sharing Dugong, Mornington Island, 1981
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed lower right Goobalatheldin, dated lower left 81, 59.5 x 90 cm, Est: $4,000-6,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 19/06/2014, Lot No. 108
A$6,000
A$7,364

The Coming of the First Missionary, 1981
Synthetic polymer paint on masonite, signed lower right, dated lower left and bears title together with Artworld label on the reverse, 46 x 61 cm, Est: $4,000-6,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 15/11/2005, Lot No. 348
A$6,000
A$7,200

Marnbil and Debil Debil, 1965
Natural earth pigments on bark, 175 x 72 cm, Est: $7,000-9,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 31/05/2005, Lot No. 224
A$6,000
A$7,200

The Sound of the Rainbow Snake, Mornington Island
Oil on panel, signed lower right Goobalathaldin; inscribed verso: The sound of the Rainbow Snake/ [illeg.]/ Mornington Is., 44 x 59 cm, Est: $2,500-3,500, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23/02/2012, Lot No. 142
A$5,500
A$6,875

Small Scouting Party
Oil on board, signed lower left: Goobalatheldin, 76 x 61.5 cm, Est: $3,000-5,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art Auction, Sydney, 23/11/2004, Lot No. 125
A$5,500
A$6,600

Vengeance Party, Mornington Island, 1970
Oil on composition board, signed and dated lower right: Goobalathaldin 70, inscribed verso: Vengeance Party/ Mornington Island, 59.5 x 86.5 cm, Est: $4,000-6,000, Deutscher~Menzies, Australian & International Fine Art, Melbourne, 08/09/2004, Lot No. 215
A$5,500
A$6,600

Collecting Oysters, 1980
Synthetic polymer paint on board, 30.5 x 40.5 cm, Est: $3,500-5,000, Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern + Contemporary Art, Sydney, 03/12/2002, Lot No. 231
A$5,400
A$6,345
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 16/12/2024.