Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula
Straightening Spears At Ilyingaungau
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Aboriginal Art, Lot 22
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Aboriginal Art, Lot 22
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Thomas Vroom
TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA
1942-2001
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS AT ILYINGAUNGAU
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Bears Papunya Tulas Artists catalogue number TT 980215 and name on reverse
48 in by 60 in (122 cm by 153 cm)
Painted at Kintore for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, 1998 | The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA
1942-2001
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS AT ILYINGAUNGAU
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Bears Papunya Tulas Artists catalogue number TT 980215 and name on reverse
48 in by 60 in (122 cm by 153 cm)
Painted at Kintore for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, 1998 | The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Straightening Spears At Ilyingaungau by Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula 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 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 35,000.00 (€ 31,174.85) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in August 2001 the work Straightening Spears was auctioned for AUD 58,750.00 (€ 34,106.02).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Straightening Spears At Ilyingaungau von Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula 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 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 35.000,00 (€ 31.174,85) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im August 2001 die Arbeit Straightening Spears für AUD 58.750,00 (€ 34.106,02) versteigert.
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula - Auction history
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