Narritjin Maymuru

Untitled (Blue Mud Bay)

Found at Bonhams, Sydney
The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors, Lot 36
22. Jul - 22. Jul 2020
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 AU$
Price realised: 2.684 AU$
Property from various vendors (lot 17-43)
Narritjin Maymuru (circa 1914-1982)
Untitled (Blue Mud Bay)
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
96.0 x 33.5cm (37 13/16 x 13 3/16in).

Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.

In July 2020 Bonhams in Sydney held the auction The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors, which included the work Untitled (Blue Mud Bay) by Narritjin Maymuru. The »bidding war« ended at AUD 2,684.00 (€ 2,279.60), 49% above the upper estimate. Other works by Narritjin Maymuru have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of AUD 3,075.00 (€ 2,605.93) in August 2021 for the work Guwak (Night Bird), c.1965.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen

Im Juli 2020 führte Bonhams in Sydney die Auktion The Serra Collection of Aboriginal Art including property from various vendors durch, in der auch die Arbeit Untitled (Blue Mud Bay) von Narritjin Maymuru zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von AUD 2.684,00 (€ 2.279,60) und damit 49% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Narritjin Maymuru haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von AUD 3.075,00 (€ 2.605,93) im August 2021 für die Arbeit Guwak (Night Bird), c.1965 beobachtet.

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