Maggie Watson Napangardi Australia (Aboriginal), 1925-2004
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About Maggie Watson Napangardi
Australian Aboriginal artist Maggie Watson Napangardi was born in 1925 and works in oils and acrylics. Maggie Watson Napangardi died in 2004.
We have records of art auction sales by Maggie Watson Napangardi from 1996 and in total 104 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 69 (66%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $348,000 for Mina Mina Dreaming 1995 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in June 2008. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Maggie Watson Napangardi are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Maggie Watson Napangardi 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 176
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 206
- 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.
- Maggie Watson Napangardi 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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