Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula

Straightening Spears At Illyingaungau

Found at Sothebys, Melbourne
Aboriginal Art, Lot 84
20. Jul - 20. Jul 2009
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 AUD
Price realised: 60.000 AUD
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrulacirca 1942-2002STRAIGHTENING SPEARS AT ILLYINGAUNGAU
bears artist's name, size and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number TT0007077 on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on linen
122.5 BY 152.5CM
Painted at Kintore in July 2000 | Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs | Private collection, Alice Springs | Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26-27 July 2004, lot 194 | Glenn Schaeffer Collection

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Straightening Spears At Illyingaungau by Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula was auctioned at Sothebys in Melbourne in July 2009. The price achieved of AUD 60,000.00 (€ 33,969.72) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as AUD 50,000.00 – 70,000.00. Other works by Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in August 2001 the work Straightening Spears was auctioned for AUD 58,750.00 (€ 34,106.02).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Straightening Spears At Illyingaungau von Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula kam im Juli 2009 bei Sothebys in Melbourne zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 60.000,00 (€ 33.969,72) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im August 2001 die Arbeit Straightening Spears für AUD 58.750,00 (€ 34.106,02) versteigert.

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