Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri Australia (Aboriginal), c1934-84
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About Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri
Australian Aboriginal artist Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri was born circa 1934 and works in oils and acrylics.
In our database, 119 works by Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1987, of which 96 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $204,000 for Kangaroo at Ritjulnya 1982 sold by Sotheby's in July 2006. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri are held by the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri 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 129
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 128
- 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.
- Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri 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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