PART 1.
AGOD – Australian Gallery of Dreamings & EBEScontemporary have a responsibiliy to enable our indigenous artists : AGOD seeks to help them eductate the world’s soul = SEASONS is the key to ongoing harmony (living within our means / climate / ecosystem:-
https://www.art-almanac.com.au/six-seasons
https://creativenative.com.au/blogs/blog/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-seasons
https://artgallery.wa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/six-seasons/
https://yallingupaboriginalart.com.au/the-six-seasons-of-noongar-country
We have the world’s biggest and best Australian Indigenous, Aborigianl Art Collection : so ask us if you want a painting = big or small; cheap or expansive…
Ranking a massive, specific list of Australian Indigenous artists by their market sales prices requires looking closely at secondary market data (such as auction records tracked by Australian Art Auction Records (AAAR) and major sales at Sotheby’s and Deutscher + Hackett). [1]
The 60+ artists provided break down into distinct tiers based on their primary secondary market historical price records, ranging from multi-million-dollar masters down to regional fine art painters.
Tier 1: The Seven-Figure Masters ($1,000,000 – $5,000,000+)
These three legendary pioneers sit at the absolute pinnacle of Australian art history. Their absolute top masterpieces regularly cross into millions of dollars. [1]
CLIFFORD POSSUM TJAPALTJARRI: Holds the ultimate record in this group with Warlugulong selling for $2.4 million AUD at Sotheby’s.
https://agod.com.au/artists/60-clifford-possum-tjapaltjarri
EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE: Her masterpiece Earth’s Creation I famously commanded $2.1 million AUD. She dominates auction market volumes, making up large percentages of total annual First Nations fine art sales.
https://agod.com.au/artists/29-emily-kame-kngwarreye
JOHNNY WARANGKULA TJUPURRULA: A founding Papunya Tula heavy hitter whose water dreamings broke a massive benchmark, fetching $US762,000 (~$1.15 million AUD). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
https://agod.com.au/artists/70-johnny-warangkula-tjupurrula
Tier 2: The Six-Figure Blue-Chip Pioneers ($100,000 – $750,000+)
These foundational artists represent the critical historical core of Western Desert and Utopia art. Their elite period canvases reliably fetch six figures at high-end auctions.
4. MICK NAMARARI TJAPALTJARRI: The Marnpi master whose elite minimal works have topped out over $450,000 AUD ($302,400 USD).
https://agod.com.au/artists/81-mick-namarari-tjapaltjarri
5. ANATJARI TJAMPITJINPA (NAMPITJINPA): Early foundational Papunya Tula maestro whose historical 1970s boards easily surpass $150,000 – $250,000+ AUD.
https://agod.com.au/artists/30-minnie-pwerle/8. NINGURA NAPURRULA
Januaary 26, 1988
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