Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi
MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 63.000 USD
Price realised: 63.000 USD
Description
Property from a private collection, Virginia
Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi
circa 1921-1999
MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Bears Stuart Art Centre label with artist's name and catalogue number on the reverse
23 in by 13 1/2 in (58.4 cm by 34.3 cm)
Consignment No 8, painting 36 to the Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs | Private Collection USA, acquired from the above by workers at Pine Gap (1969-1973) | Thence by descent
Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi
circa 1921-1999
MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Bears Stuart Art Centre label with artist's name and catalogue number on the reverse
23 in by 13 1/2 in (58.4 cm by 34.3 cm)
Consignment No 8, painting 36 to the Stuart Art Centre, Alice Springs | Private Collection USA, acquired from the above by workers at Pine Gap (1969-1973) | Thence by descent
A top price for Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi
The work MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971 by Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi was sold in the Aboriginal Art auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2020. The »bidding war« ended at USD 63,000.00 (€ 51,512.67), 26% above the upper estimate. With this result, MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971 is even the most expensive work of art by Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi
Die Arbeit MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971 von Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi wurde im Dezember 2020 in der Auktion Aboriginal Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 63.000,00 (€ 51.512,67) und damit 26% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist MOON LOVE DREAMING OF MAN & WOMAN - MEDICINE STORY - VERSION 1, 1971 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.