David Banggal Mowaljarlai Australia (Aboriginal), 1925-97
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About David Banggal Mowaljarlai
Born in Kunmunya, W. A. in 1925. He is known to have painted on bark in the 1970s and from around the 1990s, Mowaljarlai produced many paintings on canvas and drawings recording the evolution of Ngarinyin law from Creation Time to the present. In 2016 the Berndt Museum at the University of Western Australia in Perth mounted a comprehensive exhibition of the life and work of David Banggal Mowaljarlai, at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.
The total number of works by David Banggal Mowaljarlai offered for sale by auction since 2001 is 12, of which 8 (67%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $29,931 for Munubunu sold by Sotheby's in June 2015. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by David Banggal Mowaljarlai are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
David Banggal Mowaljarlai 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 107
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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