Wimmitji Tjapangati
Artist'S Country
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Aboriginal Art, Lot 45
20. Jul - 20. Jul 2009
Aboriginal Art, Lot 45
20. Jul - 20. Jul 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Wimmitji Tjapangaticirca 1925-2000ARTIST'S COUNTRY
bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 250/91 on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
100 BY 76CM
Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 1991 | Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills | Private collection | Sotheby's, Fine Contemporary and Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28 November 1995, lot 601 | The Thompson Marecaux Collection of Balgo Paintings
bears artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 250/91 on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
100 BY 76CM
Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 1991 | Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills | Private collection | Sotheby's, Fine Contemporary and Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28 November 1995, lot 601 | The Thompson Marecaux Collection of Balgo Paintings
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Artist'S Country by Wimmitji Tjapangarti was sold in the Aboriginal Art auction at Sothebys in Melbourne in July 2009. It achieved a price of AUD 30,000.00 (€ 16,984.86), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Wimmitji Tjapangarti; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Untitled, 1991 sold at auction in November 2020 with the realized price of AUD 24,600.00 (€ 20,589.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Artist'S Country von Wimmitji Tjapangarti wurde im Juli 2009 in der Auktion Aboriginal Art bei Sothebys in Melbourne versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 30.000,00 (€ 16.984,86) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Wimmitji Tjapangarti; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Untitled, 1991 im November 2020 mit dem Hammerpreis von AUD 24.600,00 (€ 20.589,22).
Wimmitji Tjapangarti - Auction history
