Wimmitji Tjapangati Australia (Aboriginal), c1924-2000
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About Wimmitji Tjapangati
Australian Aboriginal artist Wimmitji Tjapangati was born circa 1924 and works in oils and acrylics. Wimmitji Tjapangati died in 2000.
We have records of art auction sales by Wimmitji Tjapangati from 1995 and in total 65 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 39 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $78,000 for Untitled 1990 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in May 2006. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Wimmitji Tjapangati are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Wimmitji Tjapangati is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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 209
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- 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.
- Wimmitji Tjapangati 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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