Lily Karadada Australia (Aboriginal), c1937-.
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About Lily Karadada
Born about 1937 in Western Australia Lily Karedada is well known for her Wandjina paintings from her ancestral country in the north west corner of the Kimberley on bark or canvas. She has exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions in the 1980s and 90s in Germany, South East Asia as well as Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Her last recorded exhibition was in 2007 and she no longer paints due to failing eyesight.
In our database, 185 works by Lily Karadada are listed as being offered for sale, the earliest in 1999, of which 135 (73%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $12,000 for (Wanjina and Gayerra Figures) sold by Deutscher and Hackett in October 2010. This year one work has been offered for sale. Works by Lily Karadada are held by the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Australia and a further three major public national galleries (see list below).
Lily Karadada is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 78
- 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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