Ronnie Tjampitjinpa Australia (Aboriginal), c1943-.
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About Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Born about 1943, Australian Aboriginal artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa is one of the major painters of the Papunya school of artists. Ronnie Tjampitjinpa was the winner of the 1988 Alice Springs Art Prize and has been a finalist in numerous prestigous art prizes. He is regarded as one of Aboriginal art's most collectable artists. He has exhibited widely and is represented in over 30 major collections worldwide.
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa is one of the most prolific of the artists listed in our database, with the number of works offered for sale by auction since 1995 of 569, of which 276 (49%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $353,169 for Tingari Ceremonies at the Site of Pintjun sold by Sotheby's in December 2019. This year 7 works have been offered for sale. Works by Ronnie Tjampitjinpa are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa 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 159
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 675
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 174
- 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.
- Ronnie Tjampitjinpa 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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