Jimmy Kurtnu Pike Australia (Aboriginal), 1940-2002
Past Sales
Sales by Medium
Where to buy or sell art works by Jimmy Kurtnu Pike
Auction Houses
About Jimmy Kurtnu Pike
Born in the Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia about 1942, Jimmy Pike is an Aboriginal artist who has exhibited since 1987. His work is represented in the Australian National Gallery and several state galleries.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Jimmy Kurtnu Pike from 1993 and in total 198 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 152 (77%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,000 for Woman Carrying Her Two Boys sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in May 2007. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Jimmy Kurtnu Pike are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Jimmy Kurtnu Pike 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 135
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 549
- 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.
- Jimmy Kurtnu Pike 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.
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 610,000 works by more than 12,000 artists who are listed as having either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, and an additional 36,000 foreign and other artists, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand from the early 1970s to the present day.
Access to the database is available on either a monthly or annual subscription. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please proceed to our Subscription Form.