Paddy (Jampin) Jaminji Australia (Aboriginal), c1912-96
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About Paddy Jaminji
Born in 1912, Australian Aboriginal Paddy Jaminji was a stockman and when this work dried up, he took up painting, becoming the founder of the contemporary painting style of the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Paddy (Jampin) Jaminji from 1997 and in total 95 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 62 (65%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $170,800 for Hills of Turkey Creek C.1984 sold by Bonhams in June 2013. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Paddy (Jampin) Jaminji are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and a further two major public national galleries (see list below).
Paddy Jaminji 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 73
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 342
- 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.
- Paddy Jaminji 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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