LILY KARADADA
TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Wanjina and Gayerra Figures, 1992
Natural earth pigments and bush gum on board, inscribed verso, artist’s name, size, Waringarri Aboriginal Arts cat. AP3593 and S3595, 110 x 70 cm
Est: $12,000-15,000, Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 06/10/2010, Lot No. 179
A$10,000
A$12,000

Wandjina Figure 1990
Natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas, bears catalogue number AP3317 and exhibition label, 100 x 70 cm
Est: $10,000-15,000, Leonard Joel, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 21/07/2008, Lot No. 69
A$7,500
A$9,000

Wandjina Figure and Snake, c. 1987
Natural resins ochres colloidal clay on unstretched canvas, bears artist's name and catalogue number P6606 0TETT on the reverse, 97.5 x 93.5 cm
Est: $7,000-10,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 09/07/2001, Lot No. 136
A$7,500
A$9,000

Untitled (Wandjina)
Natural earth pigments and natural binder on canvas, 99 x 94 cm
Est: $12,000-18,000, Bonhams, Aboriginal Art; Aboriginal Art from The Superannuation Fund of William Nuttall and Annette Reeves, Sydney, 28/05/2012, Lot No. 38
A$7,000
A$8,400

Wanjina
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 44 x 25 cm
Est: $2,000-3,000, Bonhams, Important Australian Art; Sidney Nolan: Selected Works from the Estate of Lady Nolan, Sydney, 17/11/2021, Lot No. 14
A$5,500
A$6,765

Wanjina, 2001
Natural earth with synthetic binder on linen, bears artist's name 'Lily' (sic), title, size, date (2001) and catalogue number N-2137-LK on the reverse, 97 x 192 cm
Est: $5,000-7,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Australian Photography & Digital Art, Melbourne, 05/10/2004, Lot No. 42
A$4,500
A$5,400

Wanjina, c. 1980
Natural earth pigments on bark, label with description attached verso, 101 x 51 cm
Est: $2,000-3,000, Shapiro Auctioneers, Indigenous Art, Sydney, 15/07/2024, Lot No. 28
A$4,400
A$5,400

Untitled 1995
Natural earth pigments on paper, 73 x 103 cm
Est: $4,000-6,000, Mossgreen Auctions, Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 08/04/2008, Lot No. 80
A$4,330
A$5,173

Wandjina
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 66 x 30 cm
Est: $2,000-2,500, Bonhams, Important Australian Art, Sydney, 24/08/2021, Lot No. 60
A$4,200
A$5,166

Wandjina
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, inscribed verso with unknown cat. no. AK45 B.H. 81 x 36 cm (irregular)
Est: $2,500-3,500, Leonard Joel, Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 22/08/2022, Lot No. 41
A$4,200
A$5,155
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 16/12/2024.