Ginger Riley Munduwalawala Australia (Aboriginal), c1939-2002
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About Ginger Riley Munduwalawala
A Northern Territory artist born about 1937, Munduwalawala uses synthetic polymer to paint brightly coloured canvases depicting his ancestry from far north-east Australia. He has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Ginger Riley Munduwalawala from 1994 and in total 181 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 107 (59%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $245,455 for Christmas At Old Roper River Mission, 1995 - 96 sold by Deutscher and Hackett in March 2024. This year 4 works have been offered for sale. Works by Ginger Riley Munduwalawala are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 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 142
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 492
- 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.
- Ginger Riley Munduwalawala 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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