Bob Bilinyara
Diver Bird And Catfish
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Aboriginal Art, Lot 4
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Aboriginal Art, Lot 4
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Fiona Brockhoff
BOB BILINYARA
CIRCA 1915-1975
DIVER BIRD AND CATFISH
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Bears artist's name, language group (Djinang), and description of the story depicted on an old label on the reverse
69 5/16 in by 15½ in (176 cm by 39 cm)
Likely to have been painted in Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, circa 1960 | Christies, Australian and European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, Part I, Melbourne, 27 August 1997, lot 153 | Sotheby's, Aboriginal, African & Oceanic Art, Sydney, 9 November 1998, lot 232 | Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne, acquired from the above sale
BOB BILINYARA
CIRCA 1915-1975
DIVER BIRD AND CATFISH
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Bears artist's name, language group (Djinang), and description of the story depicted on an old label on the reverse
69 5/16 in by 15½ in (176 cm by 39 cm)
Likely to have been painted in Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, circa 1960 | Christies, Australian and European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, Part I, Melbourne, 27 August 1997, lot 153 | Sotheby's, Aboriginal, African & Oceanic Art, Sydney, 9 November 1998, lot 232 | Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne, acquired from the above sale
A top price for Bob Bilinyara - as previously expected
The work Diver Bird And Catfish by Bob Bilinyara was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2019. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,566.94) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Diver Bird And Catfish is the most expensive artwork by Bob Bilinyara that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Diver Bird And Catfish von Bob Bilinyara kam im Dezember 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.566,94) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Diver Bird And Catfish das teuerste Kunstwerk von Bob Bilinyara, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Bob Bilinyara - Auction history
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