Wintjiya Napaltjarri - WOMEN\'S CEREMONIES AT WATANUMA, 2007

Wintjiya Napaltjarri

WOMEN'S CEREMONIES AT WATANUMA, 2007

Found at Sothebys, New York
Aboriginal Art, Lot 44
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl
Wintjiya Napaltjarri
circa 1932-2014
WOMEN'S CEREMONIES AT WATANUMA, 2007
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Bears the artist's name, dimensions and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number WN0712103 on reverse
59 7/8 in by 71 7/8 in (153 cm by 183 cm)
Painted in 2007 at Kintore for Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs | Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl, Miami, USA

Auction result well in line with expectations

In December 2020 Sothebys in New York held the auction Aboriginal Art, which included the work WOMEN'S CEREMONIES AT WATANUMA, 2007 by Wintjiya Napaltjarri. The price achieved of USD 13,860.00 (€ 11,332.79) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Other works by Wintjiya Napaltjarri have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2009 the work Sandhills was auctioned for AUD 36,000.00 (€ 20,381.83).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Dezember 2020 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Aboriginal Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit WOMEN'S CEREMONIES AT WATANUMA, 2007 von Wintjiya Napaltjarri zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 13.860,00 (€ 11.332,79) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Wintjiya Napaltjarri konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2009 die Arbeit Sandhills für AUD 36.000,00 (€ 20.381,83) versteigert.

Wintjiya Napaltjarri - Auction history

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