Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi Australia (Aboriginal), c1925-99
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About Charlie Tararu Tjungurrayi
Australian Aboriginal artist Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi was born circa 1925 and works in oils and acrylics.
We have records of art auction sales by Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi from 1993 and in total 134 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 93 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $212,000 for The Trial sold by Sotheby's in July 2004. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi are held by the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Charlie Tararu Tjungurrayi 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
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 676
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 189
- 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.
- Charlie Tararu Tjungurrayi 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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