Lot 166 · Photographies d'Irving Penn provenant d'une collection privée française
Yala Illpitiri
Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri · synthetic polymer paint on board
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- Estimate
- A$4,000–A$6,000 hammer ≈ $2,989–$4,484
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographies d'Irving Penn provenant d'une collection privée française, Paris · 30 August 2005
- Dimensions
- 50 x 40 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5780642
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri, Yala Illpitiri. Christie's, 30 Aug 2005, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5780642.
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Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri, Yala Illpitiri. Christie's, 30 Aug 2005, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5780642.
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From the same sale Photographies d'Irving Penn provenant d'une collection privée française · Aug 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catepillar and Worm Dreaming | LENNIE JONES KNGWARREYE (BORN CIRCA 1945) | A$3,000–A$5,000 | |
| Untitled | Nancy Nungurrayi | A$5,000–A$7,000 | |
| Awelye | EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (CIRCA 1910-1996) LILY SANDOVER KNGWARREYE (CIRCA 1937-2003) | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
| Butchers, Paris, 1950 | Irving Penn | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1951 | Irving Penn | €200,000–€300,000 | |
| Goanna | Lin Onus | A$8,000–A$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri | Wild Potato Dreaming, 1974 | $4,433 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | |
| Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri | Untitled, 1980 | Bonhams, Aug 2026 | ||
| Unknown Artist | Still Life with Game | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri | wild potato dreaming 1973 | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Unknown Artist | La fête | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri | Untitled | Christie's, Aug 2005 | ||
| Unknown Artist | Untitled (Artus and Anna Van Briggle) | Rago, Jan 2022 | ||
| Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri | Untitled, 1983 | Bonhams, Aug 2026 |
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.