Works in the database
33
Works with images
33
Works with multiple sales
1

Past Sales

Circles, 2011
Mapu, 2014
Black Circles, 2012

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 10 works for
$207,244
Objects
Sold 7 works for
$108,611
Works on Paper
Sold 7 works for
$14,364

Where to buy or sell art works by Nyapanyapa Yunupingu

Auction Houses

Deutscher and Hackett
Sold 12 works for
$225,589
Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 8 works for
$54,649
Sotheby's
Sold 1 works for
$39,060

Australian Aboriginal artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu was born in 1943 and works in various media including acrylic, creation of tribal artefacts and watercolour. Nyapanyapa Yunupingu died in 2021.

The total number of works by Nyapanyapa Yunupingu offered for sale by auction since 2014 is 33, of which 25 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $42,955 for Circles sold by Deutscher and Hackett in March 2024. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Nyapanyapa Yunupingu are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).

Nyapanyapa Yunupingu is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.

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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