Narpula Scobie Naparrula Australia (Aboriginal), c1950-.
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About Narpula Scobie Naparrula
Narpula was born in the late 50s in the Haasts Bluff Region and is the younger sister of Turkey Tolson. She married Johnnie Scobie and began painting in the early 80s. She is the only senior Pintupi woman painting for the Papunya Tula artists. She exhibited in Art and Aboriginality, 1987, and the Australian Art Exhibition China, in 1988.
In our database, 32 works by Narpula Scobie Naparrula are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1996, of which 10 (31%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $9,020 for Windbreak Rockhole and Women's Body Paint sold by Elder Fine Art in August 2006. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Narpula Scobie Naparrula are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and Queensland Art Gallery.
Narpula Scobie Naparrula is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 180
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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