Eubena Nampitjin Australia (Aboriginal), 1924-2013
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About Eubena Nampitjin
Born about 1921 in Western Australia, Australian Aboriginal Eubena Nampitjin was a teacher, painter and traditional medicine woman. She has exhibited widely and is represented in many state and provincial collections.
The total number of works by Eubena Nampitjin offered for sale by auction since 1996 is 266, of which 161 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $95,523 for Midjul sold by Sotheby's in May 2023. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Eubena Nampitjin are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Victoria and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Eubena Nampitjin 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 115
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 92
- 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.
- Eubena Nampitjin 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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