George Tjungurrayi Australia (Aboriginal), c1943-.
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About George Tjungurrayi
Australian Aboriginal artist George Tjungurrayi was born circa 1943 and works in oils and acrylics.
The total number of works by George Tjungurrayi offered for sale by auction since 1986 is 262, of which 143 (55%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $152,837 for Numinya sold by Sotheby's in May 2023. This year 5 works have been offered for sale. Works by George Tjungurrayi are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further six major public national galleries (see list below).
George Tjungurrayi 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 163
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 98
- 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.
- George Tjungurrayi 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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