Works in the database
233
Works with images
212
Works with multiple sales
16

Past Sales

Watiya Tjuta (Acacia Trees)
Watiya Tjuta
Watiya Tjuta 2000

Sales by Medium

Paintings
Sold 133 works for
$321,530
Works on Paper
Sold 12 works for
$10,477
Objects
Sold 1 works for
$2,684

Where to buy or sell art works by Mitjili Naparrula

Auction Houses

Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies)
Sold 22 works for
$108,500
Leonard Joel
Sold 17 works for
$46,997
Christies
Sold 5 works for
$20,334

Australian Aboriginal artist Mitjili Naparrula was born circa 1946 and primarily works in acrylics and also paints in watercolour.

The total number of works by Mitjili Naparrula offered for sale by auction since 1998 is 233, of which 146 (63%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $26,400 for Uwalki: Watiya Tjuta sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in November 2006. This year 3 works have been offered for sale. Works by Mitjili Naparrula are held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Queensland Art Gallery and Art Gallery of South Australia.

Mitjili Naparrula is listed in the following standard biographical references:

  • 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.

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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