Works in the database
9
Works with images
7
Works with multiple sales
0

Past Sales

(Untitled), c.1964
Untitled, 1997
'Mol-Pini the Nail Fish.' Descriptive Label Verso

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 6 works for
$12,647
Objects
Sold 1 works for
$480

Where to buy or sell art works by Johnny Ruriya

Auction Houses

Sotheby's
Sold 2 works for
$7,440
Bonhams
Sold 1 works for
$2,440
Leonard Joel
Sold 1 works for
$1,760

Australian Aboriginal artist Johnny Ruriya was born in 1935 and primarily works in acrylics and also is a creator of tribal artefacts.

The earliest auction listing we have for Johnny Ruriya is in 1995 and in total 9 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 7 (78%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $6,000 for Wagilag Story 1966 sold by Sotheby's in June 2002. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2020.

Johnny Ruriya is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.

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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