George Mung Mung Australia (Aboriginal), 1921-91
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About George Mung Mung
Australian Aboriginal artist George Mung Mung was born about 1920 was one of the founders of the Warmun community in the Kimberley area of W A iin the 1970s. He exhibited in Sydney and Melbourne in 1989 and his work was included in exhibitions by the National Gallery of Victoria, the Art Gallery of NSW and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory between 1989 and 2006.
In our database, 34 works by George Mung Mung are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1996, of which 16 (47%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $34,800 for Lankerrji - Death Adder Snake c. 1987 sold by Sotheby's in July 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by George Mung Mung are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
George Mung Mung is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 108
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
- George Mung Mung is classified as one of the top Australian Indigenous artists by leading Aboriginal fine art gallery, Cooee Gallery, Sydney.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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