Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula Australia (Aboriginal), 1938-2001
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About Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula
Born about 1945, Tjupurrula is an Australian Aboriginal painter from the Pintubi tribe, who lives and works near Papunya in the Northern Territory. He begqan painting in 1973 first exhibited his work in 1981. He was chairperson of Papunya Tula Artists from 1985 to 1995.
In our database, 382 works by Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1987, of which 223 (58%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $180,000 for Spear Straightening 1997 sold by Menzies in March 2010. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula 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 164
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 677
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 194
- 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.
- Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula 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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