Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri

Rockholes Near Ayers Rock

Found at Sothebys, Melbourne
Aboriginal Art, Lot 100
20. Jul - 20. Jul 2009
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 AUD
Price realised: 18.600 AUD
Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarricirca 1920ROCKHOLES NEAR AYERS ROCK
bears artist name, size and Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu Aboriginal Corporation on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on linen
185 BY 92CM
Painted in Mt Liebig for Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrngu Aboriginal Corporation in 2006 | Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, 2006 | Private collection

A top price for Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri - as previously expected

The work Rockholes Near Ayers Rock by Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri was sold in the Aboriginal Art auction at Sothebys in Melbourne in July 2009. The price achieved of AUD 18,600.00 (€ 10,530.61) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as AUD 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Rockholes Near Ayers Rock is the most expensive artwork by Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Rockholes Near Ayers Rock von Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri wurde im Juli 2009 in der Auktion Aboriginal Art bei Sothebys in Melbourne versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 18.600,00 (€ 10.530,61) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Rockholes Near Ayers Rock das teuerste Kunstwerk von Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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