Narritjin Maymuru

Marrnyu the Possum, 1966

Found at Bonhams, Sydney
The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors, Lot 37
22. Jul - 22. Jul 2020
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 AU$
Price realised: 1.830 AU$
Property from various vendors (lot 17-43)
Narritjin Maymuru (circa 1914-1982)
Marrnyu the Possum, 1966
inscribed verso: 'Narijini'
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
69.5 x 26.0cm (27 3/8 x 10 1/4in).

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Marrnyu the Possum, 1966 by Narritjin Maymuru was sold in the The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors auction at Bonhams in Sydney in July 2020. It changed hands for a price of AUD 1,830.00 (€ 1,554.27) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of AUD 1,000.00 – 2,000.00. Other works by Narritjin Maymuru have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in August 2021 the work Guwak (Night Bird), c.1965 was auctioned for AUD 3,075.00 (€ 2,605.93).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Marrnyu the Possum, 1966 von Narritjin Maymuru wurde im Juli 2020 in der Auktion The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors bei Bonhams in Sydney versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von AUD 1.830,00 (€ 1.554,27) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von AUD 1.000,00 – 2.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Narritjin Maymuru konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im August 2021 die Arbeit Guwak (Night Bird), c.1965 für AUD 3.075,00 (€ 2.605,93) versteigert.

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