Lily (Sandover) Kngwarreye Australia (Aboriginal), 1942-2003
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About Lily Kngwarreye
Australian Aboriginal artist Lily (Sandover) Kngwarreye was born in 1942 and works in oils and acrylics. Lily (Sandover) Kngwarreye died in 2003.
The earliest auction listing we have for Lily (Sandover) Kngwarreye is in 1994 and in total 50 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 23 (46%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $21,510 for Ayippa Grass of Entibera sold by Christies in August 2005. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Lily (Sandover) Kngwarreye are held by the Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Lily Kngwarreye is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 130
- 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.
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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