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Lin Onus #26,599Established

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personAustralian, 1948–1996
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Selected Works31

Museum Acquisitions

1 Institution
Seattle Art Museum

Previous Sales 19

Christie's
Cat Dreaming
Cat Dreaming
$35,850
Apr 2005
Christie's
Koalas at Play
Koalas at Play
$21,510
Aug 2004
Christie's
Bats in Flight
Bats in Flight
$15,535
Aug 2004
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$47,000
Nov 2002
Christie's
Fish and Lillies
Fish and Lillies
$44,650
Nov 2001
Christie's
BUTTERFLIES
BUTTERFLIES, 1994
$12,925
Aug 2001
Menzies Art Brands
On the Snowline
On the Snowline
A$8,500 ($6k USD)
Nov 2024
Menzies Art Brands
The Joy of Fish - The Ripple 1994
The Joy of Fish - The Ripple 1994
A$320,000 ($213k USD)
Jun 2024
Menzies Art Brands
Gumiring Garkman 1994
Gumiring Garkman 1994
A$85,000 ($55k USD)
Mar 2024
Menzies Art Brands
Yorta Yorta language group, The Joy of Fish - In Waiting 1994
Yorta Yorta language group, The Joy of Fish - In Waiting 1994
A$350,000 ($235k USD)
Nov 2022
Menzies Art Brands
Yorta Yorta language group, Pitoa Garkman 1994
Yorta Yorta language group, Pitoa Garkman 1994
A$3,800 ($2k USD)
Oct 2022
Menzies Art Brands
Yorta Yorta language group, Gumbirri Garginingi 1996
Yorta Yorta language group, Gumbirri Garginingi 1996
A$3,800 ($2k USD)
Oct 2022
Menzies Art Brands
Yorta Yorta language group, Pitoa Garkman 1994
Yorta Yorta language group, Pitoa Garkman 1994
A$5,500 ($4k USD)
Mar 2022
Menzies Art Brands
Yorta Yorta language group, Gumiring Garkman 1994
Yorta Yorta language group, Gumiring Garkman 1994
A$5,000 ($4k USD)
Mar 2022
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
signed lower left 'Lin Onus', PROVENANCE, Direct from the artist to Belinda Dennis nee Baker, Lin Onu...
signed lower left 'Lin Onus', PROVENANCE, Direct from the artist to Belinda Dennis nee Baker, Lin Onu...
A$24,000 ($16k USD)
Nov 2025
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
; 77 x 57 cm (paper); 82 x 62 cm (framed), in...
; 77 x 57 cm (paper); 82 x 62 cm (framed), in...
A$3,900 ($3k USD)
Nov 2025
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
Motionless Fish, 1995
Motionless Fish, 1995
A$14,000 ($9k USD)
Jun 2025
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
LIN ONUS, FROGS IN RIVERGRASS, 1996
LIN ONUS, FROGS IN RIVERGRASS, 1996
A$28,000 ($18k USD)
Nov 2024
Bonhams
Untitled
Untitled
$24,084
May 2022

For Sale 11

Art & Collectors · Artsy
Pitoa Garkman (Blue Frogs)
Pitoa Garkman (Blue Frogs), 1996
US$4,250–US$4,750
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Burnt Earth
Burnt Earth, 1996
US$6,265–US$6,892
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Untitled (Cross)
Untitled (Cross), 1996
US$6,520–US$8,150
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Reeds
Reeds, 1996
US$2,210–US$2,760
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Pawns—Yellow
Pawns—Yellow, 1996
US$2,210–US$2,750
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Green and Red Pattern with Frog Pattern
Green and Red Pattern with Frog Pattern, 1994
US$6,200–US$7,750
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Koi at Sankei-ne
Koi at Sankei-ne, 1989
US$4,335–US$5,420
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Pawns—Red
Pawns—Red, 1996
US$2,065–US$2,272
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Blue Reflection with Frogs Heads (Charcoal)
Blue Reflection with Frogs Heads (Charcoal), 1994
US$8,740–US$10,925
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Blue Reflection with Frogs Heads (Black)
Blue Reflection with Frogs Heads (Black), 1994
US$8,740–US$10,925
Screenprint on paper
Art & Collectors · Artsy
Gumbirri Garganingi
Gumbirri Garganingi, 1996
US$4,195–US$5,250
Screenprint on paper
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Market21 auction results

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$9.1K – $55.3K
5 of 5 works on paper lots with prices
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$21.5K
Object-type specific
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$18.2K
5 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Works on paper Sale
Nov 2025 · $15.7K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Works on paper: $18.2K medianPaintings: $213K medianEditioned prints: $3.1K medianEditioned objects: $2.5K median
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Menzies Art BrandsArt Leven (formerly Cooee Art)Bonhams
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions1

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Artbank

“Be Brave, Make Change”

Roy B Wiggan, Danie Mellor, Irenie Ngalinba, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Pepai J Carroll, John Prince Siddon, Mulkun Wirrpanda, Robert Campbell Jnr, Lin Onus, Paji Honeychild Yankarr, Rover Thomas, Ian W Abdulla

Unit 1/222 Young St, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia

Jan 1, 2023

Artbank Window “Be Brave, Make Change” National Reconciliation Week May 2023

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Recent Activity3

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Exhibition
“Be Brave, Make Change”
Jan 1, 2023
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death
Lin Onus dies
Jan 1, 1996
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birth
Lin Onus born
Jan 1, 1948
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