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- Estimate
- A$30,000–A$50,000 hammer ≈ $23,071–$38,452
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AU0709 · 31 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3514031
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, children’s story 1972. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514031.
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Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi, children’s story 1972. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514031.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cheeky Yams 2001 | Brian Nyinawanga | A$3,000–A$5,000 | |
| Pig and Piglets 2001 | Lena Yarinkura | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorty Lungkata Tjungurrayi | Tingari Men's Dreaming at Mitakujarri | $28,290 | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | |
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| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Untitled, 1993 | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
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| Rover Thomas | Redbutte Country, Texas Downs | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
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| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.