Minnie Pwerle: Value Artworks and Auction results
Works Offered at Auction: 678
Sale Rate: 69%
Highest Sale: $65,000 AUD
Median Sale Price: $4,000 AUD
This is a support page for my main Minnie Pwerle page, which covers her biography, painting style and subjects including Awelye, Bush Melon and Bush Melon Seed. Here I concentrate specifically on her auction history, market and the factors that can affect the value of an individual painting.
Minnie Pwerle paintings vary considerably in value. Her strongest auction results have generally been achieved by large, visually powerful Awelye paintings, particularly works with confident gestural lines, strong colour and commanding compositions. Several of her highest-priced works are monumental paintings extending more than three metres across.
Size is not the only consideration. Subject, colour, composition, condition and overall visual strength can all influence desirability. Provenance is also important for establishing authenticity, particularly original gallery certificates, catalogue numbers and photographs showing Minnie with or creating the painting. However, good provenance alone does not necessarily make a work valuable.
If you own a Minnie Pwerle painting and would like an opinion on what it may be worth, or have a work you are considering selling, please send me clear photographs of the front and back, its dimensions, and images of any labels, catalogue numbers, certificates or other provenance.
Minnie Pwerle: Value 1999
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 1999
Size
122 × 91.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art, Sydney, 08/03/2022, Lot No. 7
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Vic Cat No. AGOD/12327. Private Collection, Vic
Price Realised
$7,500 AUD
Women’s Ceremony, 1999
Size
122 × 91.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 27/10/2024, Lot No. 164
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne (certificate of authenticity accompanies this lot). Private Collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$2,400 AUD
Body Paint, 1999
Size
121.5 × 91 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Bonhams & Goodman, Bay East Art, Sydney, 07/12/2008, Lot No. 148
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne (stock MP176);
Price Realised
$3,000 AUD
Awelye, 1999
Size
122 × 91.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 20/10/2020, Lot No. 50
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Vic Cat. No. 12292. Hank Ebes Collection, Vic.
Price Realised
$8,000 AUD
Bush Melon Seed, 1999
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Auction
Menzies, Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture, Melbourne, 11/12/2014, Lot No. 230
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, Adelaide, 2001, Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$2,000 AUD
Minnie Pwerle: Value 2000
Awelye, 2000
Size
123 × 149 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Elder Fine Art, Australian & International Art, Adelaide, 24/06/2007, Lot No. 10
Provenance
Acrylic on canvas, certificate of authenticity, 123 x 149 cm, Est: $9,000-13,000, Elder Fine Art, Australian & International Art, Adelaide, 24/06/2007, Lot No. 10
Price Realised
$10,700 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
233 × 122 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 20/10/2020, Lot No. 27
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Vic Cat. No. 12251.
Price Realised
$32,000 AUD
Bush Melon, 2000
Size
160 × 353 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, The Ainsworth Collection – Contemporary & Aboriginal Art; Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 26/03/2014, Lot No. 114
Provenance
Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne. Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$1,7000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
360 × 166 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art Auction, Sydney, 23/11/2004, Lot No. 42
Provenance
Dacou Aboriginal Gallery, Adelaide, SA, stock number 03685. This painting is sold with a copy of Dacou certificate. Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$36,000 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, c.2004
Size
208 × 119 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 27/10/2024, Lot No. 141
Provenance
Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 2004 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity). Private Collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$8,000 AUD
Women’s Ceremony, (2000)
Size
121.8 × 91.4 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 04/09/2017, Lot No. 103
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne (MP307). Private collection, Victoria
Price Realised
$6,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
91 × 122 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen, artist name, title
Auction
Leonard Joel, Fine Art, Melbourne, 06/06/2017, Lot No. 192
Provenance
Dacou Aboriginal Gallery, SA 2002 (certificate of authenticity provided). Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$3,800 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Evans Hastings Valuers & Auctioneers, Art & Objects form the Collection of Trevor Dunbar – Part I (Art lots only), Canberra, 20/02/2024, Lot No. 8
Provenance
Dacou Gallery. South Australia. cat.04032 (accompanied by certificate of authenticity)
Price Realised
$5,250 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
183.5 × 121.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 17/05/2026, Lot No. 194
Provenance
Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne (label verso). Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$4,800 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
123 × 91 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Aboriginal and Contemporary Art, Sydney, 28/07/2022, Lot No. 19
Provenance
Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$4,000 AUD
Awelye, Bush Melon and Bush Melon Seed Dreaming, 2000
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen, mbantua Gallery stock number ‘MB10975’ inscribed verso
Auction
Bonhams & Goodman, Australian, Aboriginal and International Fine Art, Sydney, 30/08/2005, Lot No. 151
Provenance
Sold with Mbantua Gallery certificate of authenticity and a photograph of the artist w
Price Realised
$2,000 AUD
Awelye, Bush Melon & Bush Melon Seed, 2000
Size
122 × 97 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Aboriginal Art, Works from the estate of Jon Plapp and International Prints, Sydney, 26/05/2020, Lot No. 27
Provenance
Russell Guy, Alice Springs, NT, Private Collection, Sydney.
Reference: This work is sold with accompanying Russell Guy Didgeridoos/Artifacts documentation
Price Realised
$4,000 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
122 × 90 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Leonard Joel, Fine Art Auction, Melbourne, 15/09/2015, Lot No. 134
Provenance
Gallery Savah, Sydney 2001. Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$3,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2000
Size
91.5 × 57 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, framed; inscribed verso with artist’s name, title and date
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern + Contemporary, Sydney, 21/07/2004, Lot No. 116
Provenance
Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
Awelye, 2000
Size
122 × 90 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Auction
Leonard Joel, Fine Art, Melbourne, 21/10/2025, Lot No. 88
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, South Australia. Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne. Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$19,000 AUD
Minnie Pwerle: Value 2001
Bush Melon, 2001
Size
122 × 91 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas, alison Kelly Gallery cat no. AKG 85 inscribed verso
Auction
Leonard Joel, Fine Art, Melbourne, 21/03/2017, Lot No. 56
Provenance
Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne 2002 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity). Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$4,000 AUD
Awelye, 2001 (4)
Size
122 × 91 cm (each), 122 × 364 cm (overall)
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on four linen panels, each bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, date, cat. DS03817 and cat. FG010067 – 70
Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian & International Fine Art, Melbourne, 15/07/2020, Lot No. 89
Provenance
Dreaming Art Centre of Utopia, Adelaide. Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso). The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection of Aboriginal Art, London. These works are accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne.
Price Realised
$20,000 AUD
Bush Melon Seed, 2001
Size
90 × 120 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art, Sydney, 08/03/2022, Lot No. 59
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Vic Cat No. AGOD9203. Private Collection, USA
Price Realised
$7,500 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2001
Size
122.5 × 91.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Menzies, Important Australian and International Fine Art and Sculpture, Melbourne, 24/09/2015, Lot No. 106
Provenance
Dacou Gallery (cat.DG03807). Private collection, Queensland
Price Realised
$7,000 AUD
Bush Melon Seed, 2001
Size
123 × 90 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Indigenous Fine Art Auction | in association with Newstead Art, Sydney, 05/05/2026, Lot No. 75
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, Vic, Cat No. AGOD9211. Private Collection, Vic, acquired from the above. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
Price Realised
$6,000 AUD
Awelye Antwengerrp – Bush Tomato, 2001
Size
352 × 164 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 22/11/2006, Lot No. 198
Provenance
Australia Gallery of Dreamings: Cat. no. AGOD9186. Private Collection, Vic. Sold with original gallery documentation
Price Realised
$36,000 AUD
Untitled, 2001
Size
26.5 × 26.5 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas (ready to hang)
Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 23/02/2025, Lot No. 5109
Provenance
Not stated in source.
Price Realised
$700 AUD
Awelye Antwengerrp, 2001
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas, titled and dated on verso; Art House Auctions certificate of authenticity
Auction
Lawsons, Fine Aboriginal Art and Artefacts, Sydney, 19/03/2020, Lot No. 536
Provenance
Acrylic on canvas, titled and dated on verso; Art House Auctions certificate of authenticity, 120 x 90 cm, Est: $3,000-4,000, Lawsons, Fine Aboriginal Art and Artefacts, Sydney, 19/03/2020, Lot No. 536
Price Realised
$2,800 AUD
‘Awelye Atnwengerrp,’ 2001
Size
90 × 59 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas, cat #DGO3760. Label verso for Savah Gallery, Paddington
Auction
Davidson Auctions, Australian & International Art, Sydney, 22/03/2020, Lot No. 427
Provenance
Not stated in source.
Price Realised
$2,200 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerre, 2001
Size
192 × 116 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Leonard Joel, The Sonia Heitlinger Collection of Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28/02/2018, Lot No. 2
Provenance
Not stated in source.
Price Realised
$11,000 AUD
Minnie Pwerle: Value 2002
Awelye, 2002
Size
121 × 91 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen, flinders Lane Gallery stock number ‘FG02133MP’ inscribed verso
Auction
Bonhams & Goodman, Australian, Aboriginal and International Fine Art, Sydney, 30/08/2005, Lot No. 167
Provenance
Sold with Flinders Lane Gallery certificate of authenticity
Price Realised
Awelye, 2002
Size
164 × 345 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Fine Art, Sydney, 23/05/2007, Lot No. 55
Provenance
Dacou Gallery: Cat. no. DG04975. Private Collection, SA. Sold with original gallery documentation. In this major work by the artist Awelye-Awengerrp is represented by the powerful lines painted gesturally in startling colours with only minimal reference to the breast designs and melon seeds that dominate the majority of her work. The designs are painted on the top half of women’s bodies during ceremony.
Price Realised
$38,000 AUD
Bush Melon, 2002
Size
181 × 262 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern + Contemporary, Sydney, 21/07/2004, Lot No. 113
Provenance
Red Sand Art Gallery, Alice Springs, N.T.; accompanied by original certificate of authenticity including images of the artist executing the painting. Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$13,500 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp (Bush Melon), 2002
Size
127 × 91.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Modern, Contemporary Australian and Important Abor, Sydney, 25/09/2008, Lot No. 217
Provenance
The private collection of Barbara Weir. Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne (accompanied by certificate of authenticity, cat.9041). Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$9,000 AUD
Bush Melon, 2002
Size
180 × 92 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern + Contemporary, Sydney, 21/07/2004, Lot No. 41
Provenance
Commissioned by Australis Gallery, Ireland; accompanied by original certificate of authenticity and a suite of colour photographs of the artist executing the painting. Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$5,400 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2002
Size
165 × 360 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14/11/2007, Lot No. 51
Provenance
Dacou Gallery: Cat. no. 4970. Private Collection, SA. Sold with original gallery documentation.
Price Realised
$65,000 AUD
Aweyle Atnwengerrp, 2002
Size
90 × 120 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Bonhams & Goodman, The 15th Sydney International Art Auction, Sydney, 29/03/2004, Lot No. 44
Provenance
Accompanied by certificate of authencity no. DG04681
Price Realised
$3,500 AUD
Awelye-Athwengerrp – Bush Melon, 2002
Size
126 × 91 cm
Medium
Acrylic on Belgian linen
Auction
Leonard Joel, Winter Art Auction, Melbourne, 14/08/2006, Lot No. 181
Provenance
private collection, Melbourne. Certificate of Authenticity supplied from the Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, Certificate number AGOD 9037
Price Realised
Awelye Atnwengerrp (2002)
Size
165 × 356 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 14/09/2014, Lot No. 60
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, Melbourne. Lawson Menzies, Sydney. Private Collection, New South Wales.
Price Realised
$28,000 AUD
Minnie Pwerle: Value 2003
Untitled, 2003
Size
120 × 268 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Bonhams & Goodman, Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 17/11/2004, Lot No. 126
Provenance
Mbantua Gallery, Alice Springs.
Price Realised
$14,200 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp and Bush Melons, 2003
Size
122 × 165 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 31/05/2005, Lot No. 338
Provenance
Ironwood Arts, Alice Springs. Catalogue Number IW1282. Private Collection, Melbourne. This painting is sold with the Ironwood Arts certificate of authenticity.
Price Realised
$6,500 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, c., 2003
Size
193 × 126 cm
Medium
Acrylic on Belgian linen
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Indigenous Art, Sydney, 16/04/2025, Lot No. 24
Provenance
Ironwood Arts, Alice Springs, Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$11,000 AUD
Awelye (Women’s Ceremony), 2003
Size
207 × 120 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 22/05/2023, Lot No. 9063
Provenance
This painting comes with an image of the artist with the finished work.
Provenance: Art Index Certificate of Authenticity Cat no. MP-IW1466
Price Realised
$7,500 AUD
‘Body Paint Design,’ 2003.
Size
120 × 119 cm
Medium
Acrylic on cotton duck
Auction
Davidson Auctions, Aboriginal Art & Artefacts, Sydney, 17/05/2025, Lot No. 1025
Provenance
Aboriginal Galleries of Australia, cat #AGA7301 (certificate of authenticity included); private collection, Sydney.
Price Realised
$3,500 AUD
Awelye, 2003
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14/11/2007, Lot No. 110
Provenance
Fire-Works Gallery: FW7246. Dacou. Private Collection, Qld. Sold with original gallery documentation
Price Realised
$30,000 AUD
Bush Melon, 2003
Size
120 × 120 cm
Medium
synthetic polymer on linen
Auction
Newstead Art Auctions, Fine Aboriginal Art Auction, Sydney, 17/08/2025, Lot No. 9
Provenance
Mbantua Gallery, NT, Cat No. MB18979. Private Collection, NSW
Price Realised
$6,000 AUD
Awelye Women’s Ceremony, 2003
Size
94 × 124 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer on canvas
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Aboriginal & Oceanic Works of Art, Sydney, 16/11/2017, Lot No. 1
Provenance
Dacou Gallery Cat #7323. FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane.
Price Realised
$6,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2003
Size
119 × 90.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Selected Aboriginal Works of Art – Online, Melbourne, 08/12/2020, Lot No. 10
Provenance
DACOU Gallery, Adelaide. Private collection, Sydney. This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from DACOU Gallery, Adelaide
Price Realised
$4,000 AUD
Awelye (Women’s Ceremony), 2003
Size
64 × 64 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Philips Auctions Australia, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 18/09/2011, Lot No. 37
Provenance
Outback Aboriginal Art. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity and photographic documentation. 2005 purchase price: $1,750
Price Realised
$850 AUD
Minnie Pwerle: Value 2004
Awelye Women’s Ceremony, 2004
Size
125 × 125 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd, Australian & Historical, Day 2 (Art lots only), Melbourne, 04/12/2022, Lot No. 1181
Provenance
Acrylic on linen, catalogue no. PXAIW32547, with Praxis Art certificate, 125 x 125 cm, Est: $3,000-5,000, Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd, Australian & Historical, Day 2 (Art lots only), Melbourne, 04/12/2022, Lot No. 1181
Price Realised
$2,600 AUD
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 2004
Size
124 × 248 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 08/08/2013, Lot No. 31
Provenance
Japingka Gallery, Western Australia. Private collection, Victoria. Menzies, Sydney, 24 June 2010, lot 80. Private collection, Melbourne.
Price Realised
$1,7000 AUD
Bush Melon Body Paint, 2004
Size
170 × 125 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd, Australian & Historical, Dat 2 (Art lots only), Melbourne, 28/11/2021, Lot No. 1329
Provenance
With AGA Certificate AGA#8216 verso, provenance and condition report
Price Realised
$7,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2004
Size
91 × 117.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 11/10/2022, Lot No. 5
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, SA, Cat No. DG05483 Flinders Lane Gallery, Vic, Cat No. FG04022 Private Collection, Vic Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Flinders Lane Gallery and an image of the artist with the completed work
Price Realised
$9,500 AUD
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 2004
Size
120 × 205 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Indigenous Art, Sydney, 17/03/2026, Lot No. 12
Provenance
Literature: This work is sold with accompanying Ironwood Arts, Certificate of Authenticity, Cat. No. IWMP06.
Provenance: Ironwood Arts, Alice Springs. Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$8,000 AUD
Awelye, 2004
Size
355 × 165 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 22/11/2006, Lot No. 53
Provenance
Dacou Gallery: Cat. no. DAC04990. Fireworks Gallery. Private Collection, Vic. Sold with original gallery documentation
Price Realised
$60,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2004
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, 20 / 21 C Design (Art lots only), Sydney, 30/07/2014, Lot No. 230
Provenance
Private Collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$2,800 AUD
Untitled, 2004
Size
178 × 151 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Selected Aboriginal Works of Art – Online, Melbourne, 08/12/2020, Lot No. 9
Provenance
DACOU Gallery, Adelaide. Private collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$5,500 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2004
Size
120 × 90 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23/06/2020, Lot No. 22
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, SA Cat No. 04706 Fireworks Gallery, Qld Cat No. FW8823. Private Collection, Vic.
Price Realised
$5,250 AUD
Anemangkerr – Desert Melons, 2004
Size
103 × 123 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen, catalogue number F10452 verso
Auction
GFL Fine Art, Sunday Collector’s Art Auction, Perth, 08/03/2026, Lot No. 114
Provenance
Not stated in source.
Price Realised
$5,000 AUD
‘Awelye Atnwengerrp,’ 2004
Size
146 × 92 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Davidson Auctions, Australian & International Art, Sydney, 20/08/2023, Lot No. 334
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, cat #Agod 10328 (certificate of authenticity included)
Price Realised
$4,000 AUD
Bush Melon,’ 2004
Size
146 × 116 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Davidson Auctions, Estate & Collector: Pictures, Sydney, 29/11/2025, Lot No. 233
Provenance
Russell Guy, Didgeridoo / Artifacts, NT (certificate of authenticity supplied)
Price Realised
$3,250 AUD
Awely – Anemangngkerr, 2004
Size
30.5 × 30.5 cm
Medium
acrylic on linen, dated and inscribed verso; cat no. AAPL1381 with certificate of authenticity
Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 28/04/2025, Lot No. 5001
Provenance
acrylic on linen, dated and inscribed verso; cat no. AAPL1381 with certificate of authenticity, 30.5 x 30.5 cm, Est: $800-1,200, Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 28/04/2025, Lot No. 5001
Price Realised
$1,700 AUD
Awelye, 2004
Size
130 × 270 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 08/06/2021, Lot No. 75
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, SA Cat No. DG05577/A.MP. Cat No. 0403 Verso.
Price Realised
$16,000 AUD
Minnie Pwerle: Value 2005
Awelye Atnengerrp (2005)
Size
129.5 × 122 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Mossgreen Auctions, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 16/05/2017, Lot No. 115
Provenance
DACOU Gallery, Adelaide (DG 07212). Waterhole Art, Sydney. Dr Paul Sutherland, Sydney. This painting is sold with DACOU Gallery documentation
Price Realised
$17,000 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
four panels, 122 × 90 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14/11/2007, Lot No. 129
Provenance
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings: Cat. no. AGOD10750, 10751, 10759, 10760. Private Collection, Vic. Sold with original gallery documentation and photographs of the artist creating the work.
Price Realised
$50,000 AUD
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
60 × 60 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Leonard Joel, Aboriginal Art Timed Auction, Online, 27/07/2018, Lot No. 14
Provenance
Art Mob, Hobart (accompanied by certificate of authenticity ). Private collection, Sydney
Price Realised
$950 AUD
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
120 × 180 cm
Medium
Acrylic on Belgian linen
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Aboriginal Art – Timed Online Auction, Sydney, 25/08/2021, Lot No. 12
Provenance
the artist, Private Collection, Sydney.
Reference: This work is sold with accompanying Photo of the artist with the work
Price Realised
$22,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
182 × 121 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
(unstretched), Est: $8,000-12,000, Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, A Collection of Australian Indigenous Art (Art lots only), Sydney, 13/04/2026, Lot No. 40
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, NT Cat No. DG 06714. Gallery Savah, NSW. The Collection of Barbara Cook, New York, USA. thence by decent”
Price Realised
$6,500 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
153 × 122 cm
Medium
Acrylic on linen
Auction
Leonard Joel, The Sonia Heitlinger Collection of Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28/02/2018, Lot No. 1
Provenance
Accompanied by images of the artist with the painting in progress
Price Realised
$12,000 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
153 × 122 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Gibson’s, The Alison Kelly Collection of Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 08/05/2023, Lot No. 13
Provenance
DACOU Gallery, Adelaide. Accompanied by a provenance statement from Alison Kelly
Price Realised
$6,000 AUD
Awelye – Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
180.5 × 120.5 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Auction
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 11/10/2022, Lot No. 53
Provenance
Dacou Gallery, SA, Cat No. 06321 Private Collection, SA Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Dacou Gallery
Price Realised
$30,000 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
120 × 89 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 19/10/2025, Lot No. 39
Provenance
Aranda Aboriginal Art, Melbourne (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity). Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$4,200 AUD
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
118 × 90 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 19/10/2025, Lot No. 37
Provenance.
Provenance: Australian Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Melbourne (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity). Private collection, Melbourne
Price Realised
$3,600 AUD
Body Painting, 2005
Size
90 × 120 cm
Medium
Acrylic on canvas, acrylic on linen
Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Aboriginal Art, Works from the estate of Jon Plapp and International Prints, Sydney, 26/05/2020, Lot No. 25
Provenance
The Collection of Shirley Conran OBE, United Kingdom
Price Realised
$3,300 AUD
Awelye Atnwengerrp, 2005
Size
202 × 126 cm
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Australia Dreaming Art
Auction
Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies), Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 16/08/2012, Lot No. 236
Price Realised
$8,500 AUD
About This Artist Value Page
The headline auction statistics at the top of this page — including the number of works offered, sale rate, highest recorded sale and median sale price — are calculated from the auction records reviewed for this artist.
Everything below those figures should be regarded as a curated and subjective selection rather than a complete record of the artist’s auction history.
This is not a database of works sold. For comprehensive Australian art auction records and market data, I recommend the Australian Art sales Digest
I select works primarily to show the variety, development and quality of an artist’s work. I favour works with good-quality images over those represented by small or poor auction photographs, and I naturally include paintings that I find particularly interesting or useful in understanding the artist. Although I try to choose representative examples from different periods, subjects, sizes and price levels, these choices inevitably introduce bias.
The highest auction results also require caution. An artist’s three, four or five strongest results may be for exceptional works that entered Australian or international public collections or attracted unusually strong institutional and collector competition. Such prices should not automatically be regarded as representative of the broader market for that artist.
These pages are part of my continuing education in Aboriginal art and are intended primarily for people who enjoy the art and want to explore the variety and evolution of an artist’s work. Apart from the headline auction statistics, the selection, commentary and interpretation on this page are subjective and should not be relied upon for valuation, investment, insurance, taxation or other commercial purposes.
Further Reading
- Minnie Pwerle — dedicated publication on Minnie Pwerle and her paintings.
- Minnie Pwerle — illustrated publication exploring the artist and her work.
- Lisa Congdon, A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives (Chronicle Books, 2017) — includes a profile of Minnie Pwerle and her emergence as an artist late in life.
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All such images are presumed to be the intellectual property of the respective artist or their estate, and are used in accordance with principles of fair dealing or fair use under applicable copyright law.