Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi Australia (Aboriginal), c1924-98
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About Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
Australian Aboriginal artist Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi was born circa 1924 and works in oils and acrylics.
The earliest auction listing we have for Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi is in 1994 and in total 113 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 76 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $126,000 for Untitled sold by Sotheby's in October 2008. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Queensland Art Gallery and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Yala Yala Gibbs 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 64
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 677
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 211
- 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.
- Yala Yala Gibbs 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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