Makinti Napanangka Australia (Aboriginal), c1922-2011
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About Makinti Napanangka
Born in 1930 in Lupul Rochhole, in the Northern Territory, Australian Aboriginal artist Makinti Napanangka began painting in the 1990s. She painted with the Haasts Bluff Kintore project and with the Pupunya Tula artists.She has participated in numerous group exhibitions including “Papunya Tula: Genesis and Genius” at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2000. She has been an entrant in three Telstra NATSIAA exhibitions, and the winner in 2008.
In our database, 287 works by Makinti Napanangka are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 2001, of which 177 (62%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $301,827 for Lupulnga sold by Sotheby's in May 2022. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Makinti Napanangka are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and Queensland Art Gallery.
Makinti Napanangka 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 117
- 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.
- Makinti Napanangka 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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