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Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri Artworks


1971

Joke 1971
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
46 x 91.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$50,000

Men’s Dreaming
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
53.8 x 34.8 cm
Hammerprice: A$135,000

Rainmaker Bird Story 1971
Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board, bears artist’s name, title and Stuart Art Centre consignment number 5015 on label on the reverse,
30 x 20 cm
Hammerprice: A$9,500

The Honey Ant Story 1971
Synthetic polymer powder paint on board,
76 x 60.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$75,000

Rain Ceremony Dreaming
Date not recorded but assumed 1971-1972
40 x 60 cm
Hammerprice: A$12,000
1972
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Honey Art Story 1972 (Big Ceremonial Honey Ant Dreaming) [Version 8]
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
61 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$50,000

Honey Ant Story 1972
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears the Stuart Art Centre certificate on the reverse with the artist’s name, title of painting, and the consignment number 1000,
65 x 46 cm
Hammerprice: A$40,000

Yam Dreaming (Version 1) (1972)
Natural earth pigments and bondcrete on composition board,
40 x 30 cm
Hammerprice: A$40,000

Bush Plum Study
No date recorded but likely 1971-1972
Synthetic polymer paint on board,
69.5 x 35.7 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,000

Untitled (Rainmaker Bird Ceremony) 1972
Powder pigment on composition board,
91.5 x 60.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$95,000

Possum Ceremony 1972
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
61 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$34,000

Honey Ant Dreaming 1972
Synthetic polymer paint with PVA on composition board, bears artist’s name on the reverse,
40.5 x 10 cm
Hammerprice: A$38,000

Untitled 1972
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears signed catalogue number 1272115 on reverse,
66.5 x 51.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$40,000

Travelling Honey Ant Dreaming – (Version 7) 1972
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
45.5 x 30.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$60,000

Untitled
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number TL730915 on the reverse,
78.5 x 59.5 cm
(1973)
Hammerprice: A$27,000

Untitled, 1972
Acrylic, bears consignment No. 19225 on the reverse,
60 x 48 cm
Hammerprice: A$80,000

Honey Ant Dreaming 1972
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
60 x 45 cm
UNSOLD

Wild Peanut Dreaming
No date recorded and assumed to be 1972
Synthetic polymer powder paint on board, bears artist’s name, title and Stuart Art Centre consignment number 4012 on a Stuart Art Centre label on the reverse,
51 x 30 cm
UNSOLD

Untitled Painting on a Coolomon 1972
Natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer on carved bean wood, unsigned, bears artist’s name and date on reverse,
67 x 24 cm
Hammerprice: A$2,600

Honey Ant Dreaming 1972
Synthetic polymer paint and synthetic binder on composition board,
60 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$80,000
1973

Untitled 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears Papunya Tula Artist’s catalogue number TL731214 on the reverse,
92.5 x 58.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$18,000

Mala (Rock Wallaby) Story c. 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears artist’s name ‘Tim Jabaljari’ (sic.), and ‘Papunya’ on the reverse,
56.5 x 30 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,000

Untitled (Many Stories) 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
91.5 x 122 cm
Hammerprice: A$20,000

Possum Ceremony Near Napperby, c.1973
Synthetic polymer powder paint on board, bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size, and Papunya Tula Artists cat. TL730604 and description of some of the iconography on the reverse,
36 x 53 cm
Hammerprice: A$15,000

Untitled (1973)
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
43 x 46 cm
UNSOLD

Bushfire Travelling Dreaming (1973)
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
41.3 x 26.7 cm
Hammerprice: A$16,000

Camp Scene Near Napperby 1973
Synthetic polymer powder paint on board, with Papunya Tula number ‘TL 730-628’ on the reverse,
52.3 x 44.7 cm
Hammerprice: A$20,000

Pulapo (Ngkata) Possum 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears Papunya Tula Artist’s catalogue number TL730608 together with brief notes describing the imagery depicted,
43 x 43 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,000

Teaching Little Children 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears Papunya Tula Artists label with artist’s name, language group, title, date, and catalogue number TL735808 on the reverse,
60.5 x 40.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$6,000

Untitled, 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
60 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$10,000

Untitled 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, bears artist’s name and the number 12 on the reverse,
61 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,000

Bush Fire Dreaming, c. 1973
Synthetic polymer on board
Size not recorded
Hammerprice: A$4,750

Hunting Rock Wallaby (Waru), 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on board,
43.5 x 23 cm
Hammerprice: A$4,400

Mala (Rock Wallaby) Story, c1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
30 x 56.5 cm
UNSOLD

Euro Hunting, 1973
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
43.5 x 57.5 cm
UNSOLD

Untitled – Painted Shield 1973
Synthetic polymer powder paint on carved beanwood, length:
71 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,000

Euro Dreaming (1973)
Synthetic polymer paint on artist board,
60.5 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,000

Pulapo (Ngkata) Possum, 1973
Synthetic powder paint on composition board,
43 x 43 cm
Hammerprice: A$18,000
1974

Witchetty Dreaming, Circa 1973-74
Synthetic polymer paint on canvasboard,
61 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,000

Witchetty Dreaming, Circa 1973-74
Synthetic polymer paint on canvasboard,
61 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,000

Bushfire at Warlukurlong c. 1974
Synthetic polymer paint on board, inscribed verso: Tim Leura/ Bushfire At Yuendumu,
57 x 43 cm
Hammerprice: A$1,500

Untitled Corroboree Poles c. 1974
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas,
120 x 76.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$12,000

Untitled, 1974
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
60 x 45 cm
Hammerprice: A$9,000

Untitled Bushfire Story c. 1974
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board,
71 x 55.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$11,000

Euro Dreaming (Circa 1973-1974)
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
61 x 45.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$12,000

Centre Circle of Fire (1974)
Synthetic polymer paint on artist board,
76.5 x 60.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$12,000
1975

Papunya Tula 1975
Acrylic on card, signed by Janet Wilson on verso,
29 x 35 cm
Hammerprice: A$2,300

Women’s Love Magic 1975
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas,
126 x 83 cm
Hammerprice: A$9,500

Single Girls’ Camp 1975
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas,
167 x 49 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,000

Honey Ant Dreaming 1976
Acrylic on canvas, papunya Tula Artists stock number ‘TL 11631′ and the unidentified stock number ’49 K31’ inscribed verso,
124.5 x 78.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,000

Bushfire Dreaming 1976
Synthetic polymer paint on board, inscribed verso Tim Leura,
61 x 76 cm
Hammerprice: A$6,500

Possum Ancestor Dreaming, c. 1976
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist’s name on the reverse,
88 x 56 cm
Hammerprice: A$2,600

Bushfire Dreaming 1976
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, bears artist’s name on the reverse,
61 x 76 cm
Hammerprice: A$7,500

Bushfires at Night c. 1976
Synthetic polymer paint on board, bears signed artist’s name and title on the reverse,
57 x 43 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,000

Yala (Sweet Potato) at Napperby 1976
Acrylic on canvas,
76 x 55.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$8,500

Lalradjingya Big Rocky Hill Possum & Woman Corroboree, 1977
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Western Desert Aboriginal Art,
71 x 56 cm
Hammerprice: A$9,500

Possum Dreaming 1977
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, signed by the artist, and inscribed with date and title on the reverse,
51 x 40.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$1,800

Alpalyparranjka 1977
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, bears artist’s name and the title on reverse,
56 x 76 cm
Hammerprice: A$18,000

Bush Fire Dreaming c. 1977
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, bears artist’s name and place of execution on the reverse of frame,
62 x 47 cm
Hammerprice: A$4,000

‘Lalradjingyp Big Rocky Hill Possum & Woman Corroboree’ 1977
Acrylic on canvas board,
71 x 56 cm
Hammerprice: A$1.800

Rock Wallaby Dreaming at Karlal-Kintja, 1977
Acrylic on canvas, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists,
164 x 47.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$10,000

Women’s Camp at Allukurru 1978
Synthetic polymer paint on board, papunya Tula Artists certificate of authenticity attached verso,
30.5 x 47 cm
Hammerprice: A$4,000

Bush Tucker Dreaming for Women and Girls 1978
Synthetic polymer paint on composition board,
30 x 46.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$4,500

Father/Son/Grandfather Dreaming 1978
Synthetic polymer powder paint on composition board,
47.5 x 62.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$26,000

Untitled 1978
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, bears artist’s name and date on the reverse,
61 x 45.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$2,600

Untitled, Death Spirit Dreaming c. 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board,
56 x 45.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$7,000

Untitled Late 1970’s
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist’s name on the reverse,
61 x 51 cm
Hammerprice: A$4,000

Untitled (Feeding the Children) 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on linen,
151 x 155 cm
Hammerprice: A$59,000

Women Sitting Around a Fire at Sunset
No date recorded
Synthetic polymer on canvas board, inscribed with artist’s name, title, legend and descriptive diagrams on the reverse, gallery label attached,
70 x 61 cm
Hammerprice: A$7,000

Warlugulong – Bush Fire Dreaming c. 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board
No size recorded
Hammerprice: A$4,000

Untitled 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, bears artist’s name, language group, size, and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number tl790116 on the reverse,
60 x 71 cm
Hammerprice: A$14,000

Dreamtime travels of the Irranypa, 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board,
75 x 55 cm
Hammerprice: A$13,000

Love Story , 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on cotton duck,
95 x 170 cm
Hammerprice: A$36,000

Possum Women’s Dreaming 1979
Synthetic polymer paint on board, bears artist’s name, title and date on the reverse and bears artist’s name, title, date, medium and size on Utopia Art Sydney label on the reverse,
76 x 54 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,500

Possum Ancestor Story c. 1980
Acrylic on canvas,
51.5 x 41.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$3,800

Perentie (Lizard), 1980
Synthetic polymer paint on carved wood,
94 x 14 x 9 cm
Hammerprice: A$5,000

Mens Dreaming, c. 1980
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas on board,
30.5 x 40.5 cm
Hammerprice: A$3,400

Kangaroo at Ritjulnya 1982
Synthetic polymer paint on linen, bears Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number TL820209 on the reverse,
152 x 181 cm
Hammerprice: A$170,000
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