Mithinari Gurruwiwi Australia (Aboriginal), 1929-76
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About Mithinari Gurruwiwi
Australian Aboriginal artist Mithinari Gurruwiwi was born in 1929 and works in oils and acrylics. Mithinari Gurruwiwi died in 1976.
The total number of works by Mithinari Gurruwiwi offered for sale by auction since 1995 is 42, of which 34 (81%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $20,864 for Untitled (Creation Story), C.1960s sold by Deutscher and Hackett in March 2021. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by Mithinari Gurruwiwi are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Mithinari Gurruwiwi is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- 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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