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Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula #14,567Established

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personAustralian, 1938–2001
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Selected Works21

Museum Acquisitions

4 Institutions
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Benalla Art Gallery
Albertina Modern
Albertina Modern

Previous Sales 9

Sotheby's
Straightening the Spears at Ilyingaungau
Straightening the Spears at Ilyingaungau
Unknown
May 2025
Christie's
Two Women Travelling at Putja
Two Women Travelling at Putja, 1986
$41,825
Aug 2005
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1994
$7,170
Oct 2004
Christie's
STRAIGHTENING OF THE SPEARS AT ILYINGAUGAU
STRAIGHTENING OF THE SPEARS AT ILYINGAUGAU
$47,000
Jun 2002
Christie's
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS, 1998
$58,750
Aug 2001
Hôtel Drouot
Two Women Dreaming 1996 Acrylique sur toile de lin, annotation au dos
Two Women Dreaming 1996 Acrylique sur toile de lin, annotation au dos, 1942
Unknown
May 2026
Deutscher and Hackett
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS, 2000
STRAIGHTENING SPEARS, 2000
Bought In
Mar 2025
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
1985
1985
Bought In
Nov 2024
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula - Spear Dreaming, 2000
Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula - Spear Dreaming, 2000, 2000
A$950 ($618 USD)
Mar 2024
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Market10 auction results

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$618 – $58.8K
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$26.8K
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Mar 2024 · $618
Latest priced sale: Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula - Spear Dreaming, 2000 - 56.5 x 137 cm - $0/sq cm
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Paintings: $618 median
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Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)Deutscher and HackettHôtel DrouotSotheby's
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions1

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#2,397 La Loma Projects

The Stars Before Us All: Australian First Nations Art

Djirrirra Wunungmurra, Emily Kame Kngwarrey, Rover Thomas Joolama, Regina Pilawuk Wilson, Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula, Vicki Cullinan, Betty Chimney and Raylene Walatina, Betty Chimney, Timo Hogan

6516 N Figueroa St A, Los Angeles, CA 90042, United States

Feb 12, 2026 — Mar 28, 2026

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Exhibition
The Stars Before Us All: Australian First Nations Art
Feb 12, 2026
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Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula dies
Jan 1, 2001
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Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula born
Jan 1, 1938
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