Lot 266 · Sotheby's AU0709
kuningka (western quoll) dreaming at kaakaratintja (lake macdonald) 1987
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- Estimate
- A$2,000–A$3,000 hammer ≈ $1,538–$2,307
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AU0709 · 31 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3514021
- Record
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Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi, kuningka (western quoll) dreaming at kaakaratintja (lake macdonald) 1987. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514021.
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Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi, kuningka (western quoll) dreaming at kaakaratintja (lake macdonald) 1987. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514021.
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