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TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Flying Fox and Sacred Stones
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears Viart Corporation label with artist's name, title, medium, size and catalogue number GSSY183-AGA-47-01-00-B on the reverse, 178 x 62 cm
Est: $8,000-12,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 15/11/2005, Lot No. 151
A$10,000
A$12,000

Magpie Geese
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears a description of the story depicted and artist's name, title, language group, location, size and catalogue number 14962001BP on Maningrida Arts and Crafts labels on the reverse, 143 x 80 cm
Est: $7,000-10,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26/07/2010, Lot No. 150
A$7,000
A$8,400

Dakaljitbarra
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 115 x 63 cm
Est: $1,000-1,500, Bonhams, The Roxanas Collection Of Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 11/05/2014, Lot No. 20
A$4,000
A$4,880

Sacred Waterhole and Totemic Animals, c1985
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 104 x 70 cm
Est: $3,000-5,000, Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 18/05/2011, Lot No. 92
A$4,000
A$4,800

Clan Figures with Sacred Objects and Flying Fox Droppings
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 155 x 81 cm
Est: $5,000-7,000, Bonhams, The Evatt Collection of Aboriginal Bark Paintings and Sculpture, Sydney, 24/11/2013, Lot No. 290
A$3,800
A$4,636

Banda - Long-necked Tortoise
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 105 x 62 cm
Est: $1,000-1,500, Bonhams, The Roxanas Collection Of Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 11/05/2014, Lot No. 25
A$3,500
A$4,270

Sacred Waterhole and Totemic Animals c. 1985
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 102.5 x 70 cm
Est: $2,000-3,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 15/11/2005, Lot No. 150
A$2,000
A$2,400

Turtles
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 103 x 49 cm
Est: $500-800, Bonhams, The Roxanas Collection Of Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 11/05/2014, Lot No. 65
A$1,900
A$2,318

Mudukundja, Flying Fox Dreaming 1988, Funerary Pole
Earth pigments on timber, height 208 cm
Est: $600-800, Badgery's Auctioneers, Art Auction, Sydney, 09/04/2006, Lot No. 160
A$1,800
A$2,117

Turtles and Snakes at Gunbarranga, 1997
Natural earth pigments on bark, 193 x 85 cm
Est: $1,500-2,000, Mossgreen Auctions, Aboriginal Art From the Collection of John W. Kluge; The Paul Greenburg Collection, Melbourne, 06/06/2012, Lot No. 28
A$1,600
A$1,952
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 04/12/2024.