Tjumpo Tjapanangka Australia (Aboriginal), c1929-2007
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About Tjumpo Tjapanangka
Australian Aboriginal artist Tjumpo Tjapanangka was born circa 1929 and primarily works in acrylics and also is a creator of tribal artefacts. Tjumpo Tjapanangka died in 2007.
We have records of art auction sales by Tjumpo Tjapanangka from 1997 and in total 100 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 61 (61%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $266,318 for Wati Kutjarra (Two Brothers) sold by Sotheby's in May 2022. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Tjumpo Tjapanangka are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Tjumpo Tjapanangka is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 676
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 193
- 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.
- Tjumpo Tjapanangka 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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