Deaf Tommy Mungatopi
Coral Phases Of The Moon
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Aboriginal Art, Lot 40
20. Jul - 20. Jul 2009
Aboriginal Art, Lot 40
20. Jul - 20. Jul 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Deaf Tommy Mungatopicirca 1925-1985CORAL PHASES OF THE MOON
bears artist's name, size and catalogue number 262 in felt pen on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
95 BY 31CM
Most probably painted on Melville Island circa 1967 | Private collection
bears artist's name, size and catalogue number 262 in felt pen on the reverse
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
95 BY 31CM
Most probably painted on Melville Island circa 1967 | Private collection
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Coral Phases Of The Moon by Deaf Tommy Mungatopi was auctioned at Sothebys in Melbourne in July 2009. The price achieved of AUD 24,000 (€ 13,588) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been given by the auction house as AUD 20,000 - 30,000. Other works by Deaf Tommy Mungatopi have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2007 the work was auctioned for AUD 40,800 (€ 24,578).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Coral Phases Of The Moon von Deaf Tommy Mungatopi kam im Juli 2009 bei Sothebys in Melbourne zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 24.000 (€ 13.588) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 20.000 – 30.000 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Deaf Tommy Mungatopi konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2007 die Arbeit für AUD 40.800 (€ 24.578) versteigert.
Deaf Tommy Mungatopi - Auction history
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