Works in the database
53
Works with images
42
Works with multiple sales
0

Past Sales

Mimi Spirit 1979
Mimi Figure c.1980
Mimih , 1980

Sales by Medium

Objects
Sold 32 works for
$139,458
Paintings
Sold 15 works for
$51,309

Where to buy or sell art works by Crusoe Guningbal

Auction Houses

Sotheby's
Sold 11 works for
$79,970
Mossgreen Auctions
Sold 10 works for
$32,682
Bonhams
Sold 10 works for
$25,590

Australian Aboriginal artist Crusoe Guningbal was born in 1922 and mainly known as a creator of tribal artefacts and also works in oils and acrylics. Crusoe Guningbal died in 1984.

Our database records art auction sales of works by Crusoe Guningbal from 1994 and in total 53 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 47 (89%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $26,400 for Two Mimih Figures sold by Sotheby's in October 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Crusoe Guningbal are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).

Crusoe Guningbal 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 92
  • 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.

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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