John Kipara Tjakamarra Australia (Aboriginal), 1932-2002
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About John Tjakamarra
A founding member of the Papunya Tula aboriginal artists group, Australian Aboriginal artist John Tjakamarra was born about 1932. In his later years he returned to his tribal lands in Western Australia.
The total number of works by John Kipara Tjakamarra offered for sale by auction since 1992 is 64, of which 44 (69%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $101,500 for Men and Women 1972 sold by Sotheby's in June 1998. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by John Kipara Tjakamarra are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
John Tjakamarra 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 674
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 114
- 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.
- John Tjakamarra 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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