Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra Australia (Aboriginal), c1930-2001
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About Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra
Australian Aboriginal artist Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra was born circa 1930 and works in oils and acrylics. Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra died in 2001.
We have records of art auction sales by Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra from 1996 and in total 17 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 13 (76%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $48,000 for Yabanu Ngula Ngula Near Yaka Yaka in the Great Sandy Desert 1994 sold by Sotheby's in July 2007. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra are held by the Museum Of New Zealand.
Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Tommy Skeen Tjakamarra 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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