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Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values

Elizabeth Nyumi’s paintings have become some of the most sought-after works produced by the Balgo movement. Auction results recorded over the past three decades range from around A$1,000 for smaller works to approximately A$36,000 for exceptional large-scale paintings, reflecting her standing as one of the leading artists to emerge from Warlayirti Artists.

Her market also reveals a clear evolution in collector demand. Paintings produced before 1997 generally sell for less than A$4,000, reflecting her earlier, more descriptive style. From around 1997 to 1999, Nyumi developed the distinctive visual language for which she is now best known, culminating in her celebrated Parwalla paintings. The vast majority of her highest-value works were painted after 2000, when her luminous veils of white dotting, atmospheric compositions and large-scale depictions of Country established her as one of Balgo’s most important artists.

Like most Aboriginal artists, however, values vary considerably between individual paintings. Factors such as size, date, subject, colour palette, provenance, exhibition history, condition and overall visual impact all influence value. Monumental Parwalla paintings from the early to mid-2000s, particularly those with strong provenance or exhibition history, generally command the highest prices.

The auction records below illustrate the breadth of Nyumi’s market over more than two decades. They should be viewed as a guide rather than a fixed price list, as auction results reflect the specific work offered, prevailing market conditions and the level of competition on the day.

Do you own a painting by Elizabeth Nyumi? If you would like an estimate of its current market value or are considering selling, please send clear photographs of the front and back, the dimensions, and any provenance, certificates or purchase history. I will provide an informed opinion based on comparable sales and my experience of the Aboriginal art market.

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Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values 1989-1996

Tapinna–Jupiter Well Near Canning Stock Route (1989) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on linen depicting winding sandhills and ancestral Country near Jupiter Well in the Great Sandy Desert.

Tapinna–Jupiter Well Near Canning Stock Route (1989)

Size
76 × 56 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Fine Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 13 October 2008, Lot 50

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Coo-ee Aboriginal Art, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$3,000 AUD

Snake Dreaming (1990) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on canvas depicting ancestral snake tracks, rockholes and Dreaming sites in the Balgo style.

Snake Dreaming (1990)

Size
106 × 82 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Leonard Joel, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 21 July 2008, Lot 5

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; Dreamtime Gallery, Queensland.

Price Realised
$3,500 AUD

Ngungkupa (1991) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on canvas depicting interconnected rockholes, travelling lines and ancestral Country in the early Balgo style.

Snake Dreaming (1990)

Size
106 × 82 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Leonard Joel, Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 21 July 2008, Lot 5

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; Dreamtime Gallery, Queensland.

Price Realised
$3,500 AUD

Artist's Mother's Country (1991) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting an ancestral law woman's journey through interconnected ceremonial sites and rockholes.

Artist’s Mother’s Country (1991)

Size
100 × 76 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 22 July 2014, Lot 124

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; Songlines Across Australia Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$2,800 AUD

Untitled (1992) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on linen depicting interconnected rockholes, travelling lines and bush food sites in the early Balgo painting style.

Untitled

Size
100 × 50 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 24 November 2025, Lot 5061

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists.

Price Realised
$1,000 AUD

Untitled (c.1993) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on canvas depicting rhythmic sandhills, rockholes and travelling lines in the Balgo style.

Untitled (c.1993)

Size
Not recorded

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 29 June 1998, Lot 305

Provenance
Painted at Lajamanu, Northern Territory; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$3,000 AUD

Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values 1997-1998

Food Gathering at Wirripi (1997) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer on Belgian linen depicting sandhills, bush food sites and gathering places in the Great Sandy Desert.

Food Gathering at Wirripi (1997)

Size
150 × 100 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 30 May 2006, Lot 216

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$9,000 AUD

Minyilli, Near Kiwirrkurra, Western Australia (1997) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting sandhills, rockholes and bush seed Country in the Great Sandy Desert.

Minyilli, Near Kiwirrkurra, Western Australia (1997)

Size
90 × 60.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Leonard Joel, Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 22 August 2022, Lot 47

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation, Western Australia; National Australia Bank Art Collection.

Price Realised
$5,000 AUD

Hunting at Wirripi Rockhole (1997) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on canvas depicting sandhills, rockholes and hunting grounds around Wirripi in the Great Sandy Desert.

Hunting at Wirripi Rockhole (1997)

Size
100 × 150 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26 June 2000, Lot 295

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists.

Price Realised
$4,200 AUD

Parwalla, Near Kiwirrkurra (1998) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting sand dunes and bush food Country in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla, Near Kiwirrkurra (1998)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Christie’s, Modern Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 12 October 2004, Lot 63

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Private Collection, Tasmania.

Price Realised
$17,000 AUD

My Country (1998) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting sandhills, rockholes and bush food sites in the Great Sandy Desert.

My Country (1998)

Size
120 × 80 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 7 June 2011, Lot 104

Provenance
Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills), Western Australia; Warlayirti Artists; Private Collection, Germany.

Price Realised
$5,000 AUD

Untitled (1998) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on linen depicting flowing sandhills, rockholes and ancestral Country in soft cream and ochre tones.

Untitled (1998)

Size
91.5 × 61 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), First Nations & Australian Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 19 May 2026, Lot 3

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; The Collection of Dame Marie Bashir and Sir Nicholas Shehadie, Sydney.

Price Realised

Wirripi Rockhole Near Kiwirrkurra (1998) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting the Wirripi rockhole, surrounding sandhills and ancestral Country in the Great Sandy Desert.

Untitled (1998)

Size
91.5 × 61 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), First Nations & Australian Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 19 May 2026, Lot 3

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; The Collection of Dame Marie Bashir and Sir Nicholas Shehadie, Sydney.

Price Realised

$1,100 AUD

 

Parwalla, Near Kiwirrkurra, WA (1998) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting sand dunes, bush food sites and ancestral Country in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla, Near Kiwirrkurra, WA (1998)

Size
90 × 60 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
McKenzies Auctioneers, Furniture, Art, Oriental & Collectables Auction (Art Lots Only), Perth, 10 September 2024, Lot 130

Provenance
Japingka Gallery.

Price Realised
$1,000 AUD

Minjali, Near Kiwirrkurra, WA (1999) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting bush seed Country, sandhills and rockholes in the Great Sandy Desert.

Minjali, Near Kiwirrkurra, WA (1999)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern + Contemporary, Sydney, 21 July 2004, Lot 89

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA; Collection of Lilli Scott, NSW.

Price Realised
$19,500 AUD

Parwalla (1999) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting the sandhill Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert through luminous cream and ochre tones.

Parwalla (1999)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Leonard Joel, The Le Pley Collection of Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 21 November 2023, Lot 9

Provenance
The Artist; Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; Palya Art, Northern Territory; Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney; The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Parwalla (1999) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen depicting the sweeping sandhills, bush food sites and ancestral Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (1999)

Size
120 × 180 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 30 March 2022, Lot 56

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, Western Australia; Palya Art, Darwin; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$8,000 AUD

Parwalla (1999) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on linen depicting the sweeping sandhills, bush food sites and ancestral Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (1999)

Size
120 × 80 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Fine Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 13 October 2008, Lot 19

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Palya Art, Darwin; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$5,500 AUD

Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values 2000-2001

Parwalla (2000) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen depicting the sandhills, bush foods and spinifex plains of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2000)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Aboriginal Fine Art, Sydney, 9 November 2005, Lot 53

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$36,000 AUD

Parwalla (2000) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on artboard featuring flowing cream, orange, ochre, mauve and brown sandhill forms with bush food sites representing Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2000)

Size
60.9 × 45.7 cm

Medium
Acrylic on artboard

Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 8 April 2008, Lot 40

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills.

Price Realised
$3,500 AUD

Parwalla (2001) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in cream, white, ochre, orange, red, pink, mauve, grey and black depicting the sandhills and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2001)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, The Laverty Collection – Part III, Sydney, 5 April 2017, Lot 16

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Raft Artspace, Darwin; The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney.

Price Realised
$31,000 AUD

Parwalla (2001) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in cream, white, ochre, orange, red, burgundy, mauve and grey depicting the sandhills and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2001)

Size
150 × 75 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, The Laverty Collection – Part III, Sydney, 5 April 2017, Lot 18

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Raft Artspace, Darwin; The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney.

Price Realised
$22,000 AUD

Parwalla (2001) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in cream, white, pale ochre, gold, burgundy, red, mauve, pink and brown depicting the sandhills and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2001)

Size
150 × 75 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal Art from the Laverty Collection, Sydney, 8 March 2015, Lot 77

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Raft Artspace, Darwin; The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Parwalla (2001) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, orange, red, mauve, pink and black depicting the sandhills and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2001)

Size
120 × 80 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Bonhams, The Laverty Collection: Contemporary Australian Art, Sydney, 24 March 2013, Lot 70

Provenance
Painted at Billiluna, Western Australia; Warlayirti Artists, Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills); Purchased from Raft Artspace, Darwin; The Laverty Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$6,300 AUD

Parwalla (2001) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in cream, white, pale ochre, orange, red, pink, mauve and gold depicting the sandhills and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2001)

Size
76 × 150 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14 November 2007, Lot 160

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists; Thornquest Gallery, Queensland; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$6,000 AUD

Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values 2002

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, gold, orange, red, pink and burgundy depicting the sandhills, spinifex, bush foods and women of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2002)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 22 March 2023, Lot 10

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$20,000 AUD

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, gold, yellow, orange, red, pink, mauve and black depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2002)

Size
120 × 180 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas

Auction
Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, Australian Photography & Digital Art, Melbourne, 5 October 2004, Lot 59

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills.

Price Realised
$14,500 AUD

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale pink, mauve, lavender, ochre, orange, burgundy and brown depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2002)

Size
179.5 × 119.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 6 October 2010, Lot 21

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale yellow, ochre, orange, red, pink, mauve, olive green and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert

Parwalla (2002)

Size
80 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 31 May 2005, Lot 30

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, orange, red, magenta, pink, mauve, grey and black depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2002)

Size
120 × 81 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 25 July 2005, Lot 248

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$9,000 AUD

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, red, burgundy, mauve, lavender, yellow and brown depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2002)

Size
60 × 45 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Christie’s, Australian Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 30 August 2005, Lot 111

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Corporate Collection, Queensland.

Price Realised
$3,000 AUD

Parwalla (2002) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on canvas in white, cream, pale ochre, lavender, mauve, pink, orange, red, burgundy and yellow depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2002)

Size
80 × 80 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Bonhams, The Roxanas Collection of Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 11 May 2014, Lot 195

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; The Collection of Milton and Alma Roxanas, Sydney.

Price Realised
$1,700 AUD

Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values 2003

Parwalla (2003) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, orange, red, pink, burgundy and brown depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2003)

Size
150 × 100 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, The Elizabeth Jones Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 14 August 2007, Lot 5

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Gabrielle Pizzi Gallery, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$18,000 AUD

Parwalla (2003) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale pink, ochre, yellow, orange, red, burgundy, brown, grey and black depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2003)

Size
180.5 × 150.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 26 March 2024, Lot 39

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; GrantPirrie, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$15,000 AUD

Parwalla (2003) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen in white, cream, pale ochre, tan, orange, rust, burgundy, brown and mauve depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2003)

Size
100 × 150 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 8 June 2021, Lot 22

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, WA; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Victoria; Private Collection, Queensland.

Price Realised
$13,000 AUD

Parwalla (2003) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale peach, ochre, gold, orange, rust, brown, olive green and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2003)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 20 October 2008, Lot 133

Provenance
Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 2003; Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne; Private Collection, USA.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Parwalla (2003) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, gold, orange, rust, brown, olive green and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2003)

Size
119 × 79 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, The David Clarke AO Collection of Australian Art; Important Australian Art, Sydney, 28 April 2015, Lot 36

Provenance
Painted in Balgo Hills, Western Australia.

Price Realised
$8,000 AUD

Parwalla (My Father's Country) (2003) by Elizabeth Nyumi, acrylic on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, orange, red, burgundy and brown depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (My Father’s Country) (2003)

Size
60 × 45 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Leonard Joel, Sunday Fine Art Auction, Melbourne, 23 September 2012, Lot 251

Provenance
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia.

Price Realised
$1,600 AUD

Elizabeth Nyumi Artwork values 2004-2009

Parwalla (2004) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, gold, orange, rust, red, burgundy, olive green and brown depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2004)

Size
150.5 × 100.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 26 March 2024, Lot 50

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$10,000 AUD

Parwalla (2004) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale pink, pale ochre, yellow, gold, orange, rust, burgundy, brown and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2004)

Size
80 × 180 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Bonhams, Australian & Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 6 June 2017, Lot 41

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills); Raft Art Space, Darwin; The Collection of Bambi Blumberg, Sydney.

Price Realised
$10,000 AUD

Parwalla (2005) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale pink, lilac, ochre, yellow, orange, red, burgundy, olive green, brown and black depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2005)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24 November 2009, Lot 89

Provenance
Painted at Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills) in 2005; Warlayirti Artists, Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills), Western Australia; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; The Austcorp Group Limited Art Collection.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Parwalla (2005) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale pink, ochre, yellow, gold, orange, red, burgundy, olive green, brown and black depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2005)

Size
180 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian & International Fine Art; Important Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 29 November 2017, Lot 49

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$9,500 AUD

Parwalla (2007) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen in white, cream, pale pink, yellow, ochre, orange, red and burgundy depicting sweeping sandhills, spinifex and the ancestral Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2007)

Size
182 × 297 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23 June 2020, Lot 48

Provenance
Mason Gallery, NT; Private Collection, SA.

Price Realised
$27,600 AUD

Parwalla (2007) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, gold, orange, burgundy, brown, black and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2007)

Size
81 × 80 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23 June 2020, Lot 61

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, WA; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, NSW; Private Collection, NSW.

Price Realised
$6,000 AUD

Parwalla (2008) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, gold, orange, rust, red, burgundy, brown, black and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2008)

Size
180 × 120.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian, International + Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26 November 2014, Lot 104

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$9,000 AUD

Parwalla (2008) by Elizabeth Nyumi, synthetic polymer paint on linen in white, cream, pale ochre, yellow, gold, orange, rust, red, burgundy, brown, black and grey depicting the sandhills, spinifex and bush food Country of Parwalla in the Great Sandy Desert.

Parwalla (2008)

Size
180 × 120.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian, International + Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 26 November 2014, Lot 104

Provenance
Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills; Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$9,000 AUD

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