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Tommy Watson: Painting and Artwork values

Tommy Watson’s original paintings (excluding prints) have achieved auction results ranging from around A$2,500 for smaller works to A$200,000 for exceptional examples. The value of an individual painting depends on many factors, including its size, composition, condition, provenance, exhibition history, subject matter and overall quality.

The auction records below are intended as a guide rather than a complete catalogue of Tommy Watson’s work. They provide collectors and owners with an indication of how different paintings have performed on the secondary market, but should not be relied upon as a valuation of any particular artwork.

If you own a painting by Tommy Watson and are considering selling it, I would be happy to provide a more informed opinion. Simply send clear photographs of the front and back of the artwork, its dimensions, and any available provenance or documentation, and I will provide an assessment based on comparable sales and current market demand.

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Tommy Watson Values 2003-2004

Wangkamarl (2003) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring layered fields of crimson, pink, purple and ochre with intricate dotted passages representing Wangkamarl Country.

Wangkamarl, 2003

Size
128 × 185 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal Art from the Laverty Collection, Sydney, 8 March 2015, Lot 88

Provenance
Irrunytju Arts, Western Australia; Aboriginal and Pacific Arts, Sydney; Colin and Elizabeth Laverty Collection, Sydney (purchased October 2003).

Price Realised
$87,500 AUD

Kukutjara (2003) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas with rich red and ochre colour fields, intricate dotting and bold linear forms representing Kukutjara Country.

Kukutjara

Size
140.5 × 175 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24 November 2009, Lot 71

Provenance
Painted in 2003; Irrunytju Arts, Western Australia; Cromwell’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Irrunytju Fundraising Art Auction, Sydney; Austcorp Group Limited Art Collection.

Price Realised
$80,000 AUD

Kulpitjarra (2003) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas featuring a luminous pink field enclosed by yellow, white and maroon dotted bands in an abstract depiction of Country.

Kulpitjarra, 2003

Size
120 × 80 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, Lot 98

Provenance
Irrunytju Arts, Western Australia.

Price Realised
$22,000 AUD

Ngarunga (2003) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen with vivid green, white, orange and red dotted pathways forming an abstract map of Country.

Ngarunga, 2003

Size
118.5 × 92 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian + International Fine Art; Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28 November 2012, Lot 151

Provenance
Irrunytju Arts, Western Australia; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$14,000 AUD

Untitled (2004) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas with luminous fields of crimson, red, yellow and green articulated through dense rhythmic dotting and layered abstract forms

Untitled, 2004

Size
98 × 202.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian & International Fine Art, Melbourne, 15 July 2020, Lot 94

Provenance
Irrunytju Arts, Western Australia; Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne; The Peter and Renate Nahum Collection, London.

Price Realised
$15,000 AUD

Untitled (2004) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring flowing cream, ochre and yellow dotted bands across a pale ground in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Untitled, 2004

Size
117.5 × 111.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, Aboriginal Art, New York, 25 May 2022, Lot 76

Provenance
Painted for Irrunytju Art Centre, Western Australia (Cat. No. IRRTW04629); Private Collection.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2005

Iyarka (2005) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen with luminous violet, blue, crimson and white colour fields depicting the sacred site of Iyarka near Mount Connor.

Iyarka, 2005

Size
207 × 151 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14 November 2007, Lot 48

Provenance
Commissioned by Agathon Galleries; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$80,000 AUD

Ngura Tjuta (2005) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas featuring six interconnected panels of pink, crimson, violet, turquoise and white representing multiple places across ancestral Country.

Ngura Tjuta, 2005

Size
178.2 × 264.7 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Mossgreen, Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 22 July 2014, Lot 84

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne; Corporate Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$54,000 AUD

Untitled (2005) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas with vivid yellow, ochre, white and burnt orange colour fields intersected by flowing dotted pathways.

 Untitled, 2005

Size
121 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern + Contemporary Art, Sydney, 20 March 2005, Lot 28

Provenance
Red Sand Gallery, Alice Springs (Cat. No. RSTW004).

Price Realised
$30,000 AUD

Ngaynku Ngura (2005) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring deep maroon, crimson, ochre, white and grey abstract forms representing the artist's ancestral Country.

Ngayuku Ngura, 2005

Size
133.5 × 187 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Menzies, Australian & International Art, Sydney, 24 June 2010, Lot 83

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$24,000 AUD

Pila Ngura (2005) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring vertical bands of orange dotting over deep blue and violet fields in an abstract representation of Country.

Pila Ngura, 2005

Size
127 × 97 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal and Oceanic Art Auction, Melbourne, 4 April 2012, Lot 49

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Sydney; Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$22,000 AUD

Iyarka (2005) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring bold fields of crimson, white, indigo and violet with rhythmic dotted bands representing the sacred site of Iyarka.

Iyarka, 2005

Size
102.5 × 150 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Menzies, Australian & International Art, Sydney, 24 June 2010, Lot 82

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$20,000 AUD

Untitled (2005) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen with flowing bands of orange, blue, crimson, green and yellow forming an abstract aerial view of Western Desert Country.

Untitled

Size
120 × 200 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic Arts, Sydney, 8 September 2014, Lot 261

Provenance
Red Sand Gallery, Northern Territory.

Price Realised
$9,500 AUD

Ngura Iyarka (2005) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen featuring expansive fields of deep blue, crimson and white with minimalist dotted forms representing Iyarka Country.

Ngura Iyarka, 2005

Size
126 × 97 cm

Medium
Acrylic on Belgian linen

Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Indigenous Art, Sydney, 15 July 2024, Lot 8

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Glebe; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$8,500 AUD

Untitled (2005) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring shimmering vertical bands of white, blue and crimson dotting in an abstract representation of Western Desert Country.

Untitled

Size
122 × 223 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Indigenous Art, Sydney, 16 April 2025, Lot 21

Provenance
Red Sand Art Gallery, Alice Springs; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$7,500 AUD

Untitled (2005) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring intricate lavender, white, crimson and yellow dotted pathways in a compact abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Untitled

Size
45 × 45 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic Arts, Sydney, 17 November 2014, Lot 232

Provenance
Red Sand Art Gallery.

Price Realised
$4,200 AUD

Untitled (2005) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring bold fields of crimson, ochre, yellow and blue intersected by flowing dotted pathways in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Untitled

Size
67 × 87 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic Arts, Sydney, 17 November 2014, Lot 114

Provenance
Red Sand Art Gallery.

Price Realised
$4,000 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2006-2007

Waltitjatta (2006) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring luminous fields of magenta, crimson, violet and white with flowing vertical dotted forms representing the artist's ancestral Country.

Waltitjatta, 2006

Size
204 × 251 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Aboriginal Fine Art, Sydney, 23 May 2007, Lot 56

Provenance
Collection of the artist.

Price Realised
$200,000 AUD

Anumarapiti (2006) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring rhythmic vertical and horizontal bands of crimson, pink, white, blue and yellow dots in an abstract depiction of ancestral Country.

Anumarapiti, 2006

Size
181.5 × 303 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art: The Frank & Janet South Collection, Melbourne, 19 November 2025, Lot 52

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$60,000 AUD

Untju Alkata (2006) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas featuring luminous fields of violet, magenta, crimson and white with interconnected dotted forms representing Western Desert Country.

Untju Alkata, 2006

Size
153 × 203 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Lawsons, Aboriginal Art & Artefacts, Sydney, 23 May 2019, Lot 537

Provenance
Agathon Gallery.

Price Realised
$50,000 AUD

Kapi Piti (2006) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas featuring shimmering horizontal bands of crimson, violet, blue and pink dots representing water and Country.

Kapi Piti, 2006

Size
127 × 208 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Mossgreen, The Ross & Rona Clarke Collection, Brisbane, 9 September 2012, Lot 60

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Sydney.

Price Realised
$28,000 AUD

Umutju (2006) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas featuring vivid fields of ochre, crimson, magenta, pale blue and green with bold abstract forms representing Umutju Country.

Umutju, 2006

Size
140 × 142 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, Modern & Contemporary Art Including Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 18 October 2020, Lot 410

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Glebe (Cat. No. AGTW0906060051); Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$14,000 AUD

Untitled (2006) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring concentric circular forms in white, pink, purple and yellow against a vibrant red dotted ground.

Untitled, 2006

Size
76 × 101 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Australian Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 14 November 2007, Lot 52A

Provenance
Agathon Galleries (Cat. No. AGND1206060014); Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$10,000 AUD

Umutju (2007) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas featuring a large concentric ochre and crimson form within deep red fields, bordered by white and green dotted pathways.

Umutju, 2007

Size
123 × 160 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Modern, Contemporary Australian and Important Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 25 September 2008, Lot 274

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Melbourne (Cat. No. AGTW1107070102); Private Company Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$22,000 AUD

Untitled (2007) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas featuring sweeping bands of yellow, ochre, crimson, white and violet in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Untitled, 2007

Size
113 × 146 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Bonhams & Goodman, Bay East Art, Sydney, 20 September 2009, Lot 92

Provenance
Purchased from Agathon Gallery, Sydney (stock AGTW0107070069); Estate of the Late Graeme Galt, Sydney.

Price Realised
$21,000 AUD

Utjuri Pukara (2007) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring flowing bands of yellow, pink, blue, orange and white in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Utjuri Pukara, 2007

Size
122 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 20 August 2025, Lot 10

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney (stock no. AG1007060080); Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$20,000 AUD

Tjamuku Ngura (2007) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring pink, crimson and pale blue geometric forms outlined with yellow and white dots in an abstract representation of ancestral Country.

Utjuri Pukara, 2007

Size
122 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 20 August 2025, Lot 10

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney (stock no. AG1007060080); Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$20,000 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2008-2011

Pukara (2009) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring expansive crimson colour fields with bold white, ochre and yellow abstract forms representing Western Desert Country.

Pukara, 2009

Size
170 × 170 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Sotheby’s, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 5 June 2012, Lot 27

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney (stock AGTW060900401); Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$95,000 AUD

Untitled (2009) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring vibrant fields of orange, crimson, magenta and violet with layered abstract forms representing Western Desert Country.

Untitled, 2009

Size
160 × 185 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Mossgreen, Spinifex and Sand: The Tony Norton and Jann Williams Collection of Aboriginal Fine Art, Melbourne, 4 April 2016, Lot 40

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Spinifex & Sand Collection, Tasmania.

Price Realised
$46,000 AUD

Kapi Piti Tjuta (2009) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas featuring a radiant ochre, orange and magenta central form surrounded by white, blue and ochre dotted fields representing many water places.

Kapi Piti Tjuta, 2009

Size
102 × 196 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 24 November 2024, Lot 5044

Provenance
Agathon Galleries (Cat. No. AGTW060900428).

Price Realised
$20,000 AUD

Umutju Rock Hole (2009) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring bold fields of orange, crimson, magenta, white and blue in an abstract depiction of the Umutju rockhole.

Umutju Rock Hole, 2009

Size
112 × 101.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art, Sydney, 9 April 2025, Lot 126

Provenance
Palya Proper Fine Art, Northern Territory; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$15,000 AUD

Yannima (2009) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring a luminous field of crimson and scarlet with a single white dotted form in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Yannima, 2009

Size
90 × 160 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Aboriginal, Tribal and Oceanic Arts, Sydney, 17 February 2014, Lot 53

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Sydney.

Price Realised
$8,000 AUD

Yannima (2009) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring a luminous field of crimson and scarlet with a single white dotted form in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Untitled (Artist’s Country), 2010

Size
90 × 158 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23 June 2020, Lot 39

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, New South Wales (Cat. No. AGTW0610100209); Private Collection, Tasmania.

Price Realised
$37,500 AUD

Utjuri Pukara (2010) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring a radiant crimson and magenta central form surrounded by brilliant yellow, orange and red dotted fields representing Western Desert Country.

Utjuri Pukara, 2010

Size
153 × 144 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction, Melbourne, 25 May 2016, Lot 47

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$20,000 AUD

Pukara (2011) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring luminous crimson, burgundy, orange and white abstract forms surrounding a central sacred site.

Pukara, 2011

Size
183 × 185 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction, Melbourne, 25 May 2016, Lot 86

Provenance
Agathon Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$26,000 AUD

Pirupa Alka (2011) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring a luminous orange and yellow field surrounding a central magenta abstract form representing Western Desert Country.

Pirupa Alka, 2011

Size
85 × 129.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 8 June 2021, Lot 23

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, New South Wales; Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$24,000 AUD

Wati Kutjara (Two Lizard Men Dreaming) (2011) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring sweeping crimson, magenta and ochre forms against a luminous white field representing the Two Lizard Men Dreaming.

Wati Kutjara (Two Lizard Men Dreaming), 2011

Size
119.5 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Leonard Joel, Indigenous Art, Melbourne, 24 February 2021, Lot 54

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Art Yarramunua, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$16,000 AUD

Yukula (2011) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring luminous ochre, yellow, orange, magenta and white abstract forms representing Yukula Country.

Yukula, 2011

Size
94 × 142 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Lawson~Menzies, Quarterly Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 8 August 2013, Lot 175

Provenance
Commissioned by Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$6,500 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2012-2013

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) (2012) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring bold ochre, magenta, white and blue abstract forms representing the sacred domes of Kata Tjuta.

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), 2012

Size
160 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art, Sydney, 9 April 2025, Lot 54

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$70,000 AUD

Kuuti Kurunpa (Life Force Spirit) (2012) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring bold crimson, white, orange and violet abstract forms representing the life force spirit of Country.

Kuuti Kurunpa (Life Force Spirit), 2012

Size
160 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Menzies, Australian & International Fine Art, Sydney, 23 June 2016, Lot 215

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$25,000 AUD

Untjulalkatja (2012) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen featuring vertical bands of white, violet and ochre dots against deep crimson colour fields in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Untjulalkatja, 2012

Size
112 × 102 cm

Medium
Acrylic on Belgian linen

Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 23 February 2025, Lot 5039

Provenance
Cat. No. TW201213.

Price Realised
$16,500 AUD

My Country (2012) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen featuring a sweeping white dotted pathway across deep crimson and violet colour fields representing the artist's ancestral Country.

My Country, 2012

Size
116 × 200 cm

Medium
Acrylic on Belgian linen

Auction
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Fine Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 29 July 2024, Lot 9004

Provenance
Art Yarramunua Certificate of Authenticity.

Price Realised
$15,000 AUD

Walawuru Tjukurpa (Eagle Dreaming) (2012) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring a radiant orange concentric form surrounded by crimson and violet fields with ochre ancestral pathways.

Walawuru Tjukurpa (Eagle Dreaming), 2012

Size
120 × 200 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian and International Fine Art and Sculpture, Sydney, 10 December 2015, Lot 93

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$13,000 AUD

Iyarka Waterhole (2012) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring bold crimson, magenta, white and turquoise-blue abstract forms representing the sacred Iyarka Waterhole.

Iyarka Waterhole, 2012

Size
150 × 100 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Shapiro Auctioneers, 20/21C Art and Design (Art lots only), Sydney, 10 November 2015, Lot 262

Provenance
Agathon Galleries, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Artilanja (My Country) (2012) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas featuring luminous crimson and burgundy colour fields intersected by flowing white dotted pathways in an abstract depiction of Western Desert Country.

Artilanja (My Country), 2012

Size
100.5 × 159 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 24 October 2021, Lot 27

Provenance
Art Yarramunua, Melbourne; The Sam Newman Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$10,000 AUD

Pukara (2012) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring expressive crimson, white and ochre dotted forms in an abstract depiction of Pukara Country.

Pukara, 2012

Size
55.5 × 75 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 25 May 2025, Lot 118

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$2,600 AUD

Iyarka (2013) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring deep crimson and violet colour fields intersected by brilliant orange and blue pathways representing the sacred Iyarka landscape.

Iyarka, 2013

Size
153 × 183 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art, Sydney, 8 March 2022, Lot 86

Provenance
Yanda Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW2013104); Harvey Galleries, New South Wales (Cat. No. H19375); Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$38,000 AUD

Ngayuku Ngura (My Country) (2013) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas featuring vibrant orange, crimson, white and pale blue abstract forms representing the artist's ancestral Country.

Ngayuku Ngura

Size
92 × 124 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 22 September 2024, Lot 5040

Provenance
Piermarq Gallery, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$12,000 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2014

Walunja (2014) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen featuring expansive blue and violet colour fields with flowing crimson pathways and white abstract forms representing Western Desert Country.

Walunja, 2014

Size
160 × 358 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 20 November 2024, Lot 30

Provenance
Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory (stock no. TW2014101); Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Canberra.

Price Realised
$80,000 AUD

Untitled (2014) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring swirling crimson, orange, magenta and white abstract forms representing Western Desert Country.

Untitled, 2014

Size
121 × 91 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Newstead Art Auctions, The Terence J. Gilbert Collection of Aboriginal Art, New York, 31 October 2025, Lot 54

Provenance
Palya Proper Fine Art, Northern Territory; Cooee Art Gallery, Bondi Beach (Cat. No. 13660).

Price Realised
$32,000 AUD

Untitled (2014) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen featuring vibrant orange, white, pale blue and crimson abstract forms representing Western Desert Country.

Untitled, 2014

Size
121 × 91 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 20 October 2020, Lot 25

Provenance
Yanda Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW201389); Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$24,000 AUD

My Country (2014) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring a vast field of pink dotting beneath deep maroon colour fields intersected by fine ochre and red ancestral pathways.

My Country, 2014

Size
183 × 122 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Lawsons, Indigenous Art, Sydney, 28 July 2024, Lot 5055

Provenance
Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory.

Price Realised
$15,500 AUD

My Country (2014) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen featuring sweeping white and pale blue ancestral lines across rich red, orange and ochre fields.

My Country, 2014

Size
94.5 × 124 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Lawsons, Fine Art Company Collection, Melbourne, 11 February 2026, Lot 5007

Provenance
Muk Muk Fine Art; Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Melbourne.

Price Realised
$14,000 AUD

Ngayuku Ngura (2014) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen with vivid blue, purple and magenta fields intersected by flowing white and orange dotted forms representing ancestral Country.

Ngayuku Ngura, 2014

Size
112 × 102 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Davidson Auctions, Australian & International Art, Sydney, 10 December 2017, Lot 184

Provenance
Yanda Aboriginal Art (Cat. No. TW201480); Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$8,000 AUD

Untitled (2014) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas with deep crimson and red fields surrounding sweeping white and ochre dotted forms representing ancestral Country.

 Untitled, 2014

Size
76 × 91 cm

Medium
Acrylic on canvas

Auction
Lawsons, Australian Indigenous Art, Sydney, 22 September 2024, Lot 5032

Provenance
Gundooee Aboriginal Art Certificate of Authenticity.

Price Realised
$7,500 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2015

Iyarka, Adjacent to Mount Connor (2015) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen with deep crimson and purple fields intersected by vivid orange, blue and white forms representing the sacred landscape of Iyarka.

Iyarka, adjacent to Mount Connor, 2015

Size
183 × 305 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art, Sydney, 8 March 2022, Lot 55

Provenance
Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW201513); Private Collection, France.

Price Realised
$85,000 AUD

Wipu (2015) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen with deep maroon, crimson and ochre fields interrupted by white and purple dotted forms representing ancestral Country.

Wipu, 2015

Size
181 × 305 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 11 October 2022, Lot 45

Provenance
Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW201547); Private Collection, France; Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$80,000 AUD

Irika (2015) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas with sweeping white and ochre dotted bands across rich crimson and purple fields representing the ancestral landscape of Irika.

Irika, 2015

Size
301 × 182 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 20 October 2020, Lot 83

Provenance
Yanda Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW201546); Private Collection, France.

Price Realised
$75,000 AUD

Wipu (2015) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen with rich crimson, burgundy and violet colour fields accented by white, pink and orange dotted forms representing ancestral Country.

Wipu, 2015

Size
181 × 305 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Aboriginal & Oceanic Works of Art, Sydney, 16 November 2017, Lot 72

Provenance
Yanda Art, Northern Territory; Private Collection, France.

Price Realised
$63,000 AUD

Untitled (2015) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on canvas with sweeping white and ochre dotted bands across crimson and burgundy fields, accented by vivid blue and purple forms representing ancestral Country.

Untitled, 2015

Size
181 × 123 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 29 October 2023, Lot 150

Provenance
Yanda Art, Alice Springs; Art Index, Sydney.

Price Realised
$28,000 AUD

Pikarli (My Country) (2015) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on Belgian linen with vivid blue, crimson and white colour fields intersected by bright orange dotted forms representing ancestral Country.

Pikarli (My Country), 2015

Size
112 × 120 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 20 June 2023, Lot 70

Provenance
Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW201533); Private Collection, New South Wales.

Price Realised
$18,000 AUD

Untitled (2015) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen with deep burgundy and crimson colour fields accented by white, ochre and violet dotted forms representing ancestral Country.

Untitled, 2015

Size
122 × 153 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Lawsons, Collector’s Edit – Fine Art, Editions & Sculpture, Sydney, 31 March 2025, Lot 5015

Provenance
Yanda Art Gallery, Northern Territory; Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$15,000 AUD

Untitled (Artist's Country) (2015) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen with vibrant orange, crimson, white and pale blue dotted forms expressing the artist's ancestral Country.

Untitled (Artist’s Country), 2015

Size
71 × 56 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

Auction
Art Leven, Indigenous Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 23 June 2020, Lot 25

Provenance
Yanda Art, Northern Territory (Cat. No. TW201525); Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$9,000 AUD

Tommy Watson Values 2016-2017

My Country (2016) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on linen with brilliant orange, white, crimson and pale blue dotted forms representing the artist's ancestral Pitjantjatjara Country.

My Country, 2016

Size
112 × 101 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen

Auction
Menzies, Important Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 27 March 2024, Lot 97

Provenance
Commissioned by Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory (stock no. TW201609); Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$16,000 AUD

Untitled (2016) by Tommy Watson, acrylic on linen with rich crimson, magenta and orange colour fields enlivened by white and pale blue dotted forms representing ancestral Pitjantjatjara Country.

Untitled, 2016

Size
66 × 59 cm

Medium
Acrylic on linen

Auction
Davidson Auctions, Australian & International Art, Sydney, 4 December 2016, Lot 214

Provenance
Western Desert Art Movement Certificate of Authenticity; work in progress photographs.

Price Realised
$2,750 AUD

Untitled (2017) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas featuring vibrant crimson, magenta, orange and electric blue abstract forms representing the artist's ancestral Pitjantjatjara Country.

Untitled, 2017

Size
96 × 96 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Leonard Joel, Fine Art, Melbourne, 8 June 2021, Lot 73

Provenance
Justin Turner, Sydney; Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Victoria.

Price Realised
$13,000 AUD

Untitled (2017) by Tommy Watson, synthetic polymer paint on canvas with swirling crimson, orange, magenta and pale blue abstract forms representing the artist's ancestral Pitjantjatjara Country.

Untitled, 2017

Size
96.5 × 88.5 cm

Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Auction
Gibson’s, Australian & International Art, Melbourne, 17 May 2026, Lot 179

Provenance
Odonata Art Brokerage; Art Index, Sydney; Private Collection, Sydney.

Price Realised
$5,500 AUD

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