Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi Australia (Aboriginal), c1947-.
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About Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi
Australian Aboriginal artist Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi was born circa 1947 and works in oils and acrylics.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi from 2001 and in total 84 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 57 (68%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,600 for Wangkartu sold by Sotheby's in July 2010. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Helicopter Joe Tjungurrayi are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Helicopter Joe 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 171
- 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.
- Helicopter Joe 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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