Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
Marawa
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Aboriginal Art, Lot 32
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Aboriginal Art, Lot 32
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Perth
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI
BORN CIRCA 1959
MARAWA
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian Linen
Bears artist’s name and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue no. WT1207086 on the reverse
60 in by 72 in (153 cm by 183 cm)
Painted at Kiwirrkurra,Western Australia in 2012 for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory | Private collection, Perth
WARLIMPIRRNGA TJAPALTJARRI
BORN CIRCA 1959
MARAWA
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian Linen
Bears artist’s name and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue no. WT1207086 on the reverse
60 in by 72 in (153 cm by 183 cm)
Painted at Kiwirrkurra,Western Australia in 2012 for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs, Northern Territory | Private collection, Perth
A top price for Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
The work Marawa by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri was sold in the Aboriginal Art auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2019. It achieved a price of USD 100,000.00 (€ 89,070.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. With this result, Marawa is even the most expensive work of art by Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
Die Arbeit Marawa von Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri wurde im Dezember 2019 in der Auktion Aboriginal Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 89.070,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Marawa sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri - Auction history
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