Mawalan Marika
The Seagull
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Aboriginal Art, Lot 2
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Aboriginal Art, Lot 2
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Fiona Brockhoff
MAWALAN MARIKA
CIRCA 1908 - 1967
THE SEAGULL
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Bears artist's name, descriptive notes, exhibition information on cards attached, together with the artist's hand print on the reverse
62½ in by 21½ in (159 cm by 55 cm)
Collected by Dr. Stuart Scougall in Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land, 1962 | Qantas Gallery, New York, 1963 (Painting No.19 in catalogue) | Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above in 1963 | Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25 July 2005, lot 69 | Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne
MAWALAN MARIKA
CIRCA 1908 - 1967
THE SEAGULL
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Bears artist's name, descriptive notes, exhibition information on cards attached, together with the artist's hand print on the reverse
62½ in by 21½ in (159 cm by 55 cm)
Collected by Dr. Stuart Scougall in Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land, 1962 | Qantas Gallery, New York, 1963 (Painting No.19 in catalogue) | Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above in 1963 | Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25 July 2005, lot 69 | Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne
A top price for Mawalan Marika - as previously expected
The work The Seagull by Mawalan Marika 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 50,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 56,250.00 (€ 50,102.43) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Seagull is the most expensive artwork by Mawalan Marika that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit The Seagull von Mawalan Marika 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 50.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 56.250,00 (€ 50.102,43) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Seagull das teuerste Kunstwerk von Mawalan Marika, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mawalan Marika - Auction history
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