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TOP 10 ARTWORKS SOLD AT AUCTION

Yapinti - Pinki Dreaming 1991
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name 'Sunfly', size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 13/91 on the reverse, 118 x 84.5 cm
Est: $70,000-100,000, Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26/07/2004, Lot No. 71
A$170,000
A$200,250

Wanayarra the Rainbow Snake in The Artist's Country 1990
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 573/90 on the reverse, 149.5 x 74 cm
Est: $120,000-180,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24/07/2007, Lot No. 57
A$120,000
A$144,000

Artist's Own Country 1989
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 120 x 85 cm
Est: $60,000-80,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 31/05/2005, Lot No. 46
A$72,500
A$87,000

Men's Law at Artist's Country At Murunpa 1991
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name, dimensions and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 668/91 on the reverse, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi label on the stretcher and Aratjara: Art of the First Australians exhibition label on the reverse, 100 x 75 cm
Est: $50,000-70,000, Bonhams, The Laverty Collection: Contemporary Australian Art, Sydney, 24/03/2013, Lot No. 72
A$65,000
A$79,300

Small Birds Travels Near Kininyuru 1991
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 108/91 on the reverse, 100.5 x 50 cm
Est: $25,000-35,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28/06/1999, Lot No. 92
A$48,000
A$55,200

Two Women at Yataru 1987
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Warlayirti Artists Catalogue Number 87/707, 113 x 83 cm
Est: $25,000-35,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 25/05/2004, Lot No. 32
A$35,875
A$43,050

Liltjin 1989
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 121 x 86 cm
Est: $30,000-40,000, Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 22/11/2006, Lot No. 190
A$22,000
A$26,400

Untitled 1986
Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 121.5 x 91 cm
Est: $20,000-30,000, Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25/07/2005, Lot No. 262
A$18,980
A$22,800

Moorun Near Lake Mackay: Sandhills During Flooded Summer Rains 1993
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, inscribed verso, artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 426/93, 89 x 59.5 cm
Est: $15,000-20,000, Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal and Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 24/03/2010, Lot No. 71
A$15,000
A$18,000

Untitled 1986
Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 121 x 91 cm
Est: $8,000-12,000, Bonhams, The Thomas Vroom Collection, Sydney, 06/09/2015, Lot No. 69
A$8,000
A$9,760
Information courtesy of The Australian Art Sales Digest published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. Last updated 16/12/2024.