KAAPA MBITJANA TJAMPITJINPA

Goanna Corroboree at Mirkantji

Watercolour on composition board (plywood), inscribed 'Papunya Aboriginal Artist, Story of a Journey. Other artists represented in 1971 Caltex Art Award, David Datbugari, Robin Guningbal, Don Gundinga' on the reverse, 32 x 55 cm

Est: $300,000-500,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 20/10/2008, Lot No. 95

A$230,000

A$276,000

Budgerigar Dreaming, 1972

Synthetic polymer paint, natural earth pigments and PVA on composition board, 65 x 92 cm

Est: $100,000-150,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 31/07/2006, Lot No. 81

A$180,000

A$216,000

Ngalyilpi (A Small Snake) Dreaming, 1972

Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, bears artist's name 'Karpa Tjampajinpa' (sic) and dated '12/72' in pencil, and signed 'KAoAA' in chalk and 'KoAAA' in black paint, and bears artist's name 'Karpa' and consignment number 20059 in blue chalk on the reverse (Probably assisted by Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri), 121.5 x 95 cm (irregular)

Est: $100,000-140,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28/06/1999, Lot No. 103

A$130,000

A$145,500

Corroboree and Body Decoration, 1972

Natural earth pigments and bondcrete on composition board, 41 x 20 cm

Est: $70,000-90,000, Sotheby's, The Anthony & Beverly Knight Collection of Early Papunya Art, Melbourne, 28/05/2013, Lot No. 16

A$90,000

A$109,800

Untitled (Kangaroo Ceremony), 1971

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, signed top right, 122 x 91.5 cm

Est: $80,000-120,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26/07/2004, Lot No. 209

A$78,750

A$94,500

Untitled, 1971

Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board

Est: $50,000-80,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 29/06/1998, Lot No. 21

A$75,000

A$85,000

Budgerigar Dreaming, 1972

Synthetic polymer powder paint and natural earth pigments and PVA on composition board, 65 x 92 cm

Est: $80,000-120,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28/06/1999, Lot No. 69

A$70,000

A$79,500

Budgerigar Dreaming, c. 1971-72

Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, 71 x 43 cm

Est: $40,000-60,000, Lawson~Menzies, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 22/11/2006, Lot No. 40

A$60,000

A$72,000

Untitled, 1972

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 91 x 31 cm

Est: $50,000-70,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 05/06/2012, Lot No. 21

A$50,000

A$60,000

Wild Orange Dreaming, 1971

Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on composition board, 103 x 71 cm

Est: $35,000-45,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 09/07/2001, Lot No. 191

A$47,000

A$55,300