Works in the database
60
Works with images
54
Works with multiple sales
1

Past Sales

Porcupine Dance at Mating Time
Nawarran, (The Rock Python), circa 1959
Untitled (Rock Python and Flying Foxes), circa 1960

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 28 works for
$144,726
Objects
Sold 2 works for
$3,454

Where to buy or sell art works by Jimmy Mijau Mijau

Auction Houses

Sotheby's
Sold 18 works for
$122,526
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies)
Sold 4 works for
$11,100
Bonhams
Sold 3 works for
$5,386

Australian Aboriginal artist Jimmy Mijau Mijau was born in 1897 and works in oils and acrylics. Jimmy Mijau Mijau died in 1985.

We have records of art auction sales by Jimmy Mijau Mijau from 1995 and in total 60 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 30 (50%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $26,632 for Nawarran, (The Rock Python), circa 1959 sold by Sotheby's in May 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Jimmy Mijau Mijau are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).

Jimmy Mijau Mijau is listed in the following standard biographical references:

  • 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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