Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa Australia (Aboriginal), 1926-89
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About Kaapa Tjampitjinpa
An Anmatyerre Aboriginal painter from the Papunya region of central Australia, Kaapa Tjampitjinpa paints in acrylic. He has exhibited in Sydney, and his work is represented in the Australian National Gallery and state galleries of Victoria and Western Australia. He was born abour 1925 and died in 1989.
In our database, 248 works by Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1989, of which 165 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $276,000 for Goanna Corroboree at Mirkantji sold by Sotheby's in October 2008. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and a further four major public national galleries (see list below).
Kaapa Tjampitjinpa 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 158
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 675
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 119
- 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.
- Kaapa Tjampitjinpa 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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