Works in the database
8
Works with images
3
Works with multiple sales
0

Past Sales

Bush Potatoe, 1997
Untitled 1989
Meeting Place

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 4 works for
$5,280
Works on Paper
Sold 1 works for
$1,150
Prints & Graphics
Sold 1 works for
$112

Where to buy or sell art works by Beryl (Puyurrpa) Barnes Nakamarra

Auction Houses

Sotheby's
Sold 3 works for
$5,290
Shapiro Auctioneers
Sold 1 works for
$780
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies)
Sold 1 works for
$360

Australian Aboriginal artist Beryl (Puyurrpa) Barnes Nakamarra was born circa 1940 and primarily works in acrylics and also paints in watercolour.

In our database, 8 works by Beryl (Puyurrpa) Barnes Nakamarra are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1995, of which 6 (75%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,990 for Untitled 1993 sold by Sotheby's in June 1995. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2019. Works by Beryl (Puyurrpa) Barnes Nakamarra are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.

Beryl (Puyurrpa) Barnes Nakamarra 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 495
  • Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 327
  • Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 98
  • Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.

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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