Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri Australia (Aboriginal), 1927-2015
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About Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri
Born in the Northern Territory, Australian Aboriginal artist Billy Stockman is an elder of the Anmatyerre Tribe near Alice Springs. A painter of Aboriginal mythology, he was one of the founders of the Western Desert Papunya painting movement. Stockman's work was included in a travelling exhibition called 'Landscape and Image' to Indonesia in 1978. He was an Aboriginal Arts Board member (1975–79) and chairman of Papunya Tula Artists (1976–77). In his later years he lived mainly in Alice Springs. In 1988 he travelled to New York City for the opening of the Dreamings show at the Asia Society and with Michael Nelson Jagamarra created a sand painting as part of the exhibition.
The total number of works by Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri offered for sale by auction since 1988 is 340, of which 204 (60%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $201,500 for Wild Potato (Yala) Dreaming 1971 sold by Sotheby's in June 1998. This year 2 works have been offered for sale. Works by Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Museum Of New Zealand and a further five major public national galleries (see list below).
Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri 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 129
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 675
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 187
- 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.
- Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri 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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