Jack Dale – Agod

Jack Dale top ten art sold

The record public auction prices for the late Kimberley senior lawman and Indigenous artist Jack Dale Mengenen (1922–2013) are topped by his monumental Wandjina ancestral paintings. His highly sought-after, large-scale works frequently command tens of thousands of dollars. [1, 2]

Top Recorded Public Auction Sales

Because extensive historical art indices require premium industry subscriptions, a full sequential “top ten” ranking of verified hammer prices is guarded. However, public records from major secondary market houses highlight these highest-valued sales: [1]

Wandjinas at Iondra (2006) – $45,600 AUD
Sold by Lawson~Menzies in November 2007, this large multi-panel depiction stands as his highest-recorded public auction sale. (An alternative index values this or a closely related counterpart at $38,000 AUD).
Gulwarmedan – $45,000 USD
Sold via Cooee Art Marketplace (Paddington) in 2017.
Wandjinas (Minjil Ridi) – $32,000 AUD
Male Wandjinas – Baby Dreaming (2006) – $26,000 AUD [1, 2, 3]

Notable Premium Works & Valuation Drivers

The primary factors driving up the value of Dale’s art are scale (often stretching over two metres) and cultural specificity, particularly if they reference named ancestral dreamings or his personal history as a stockman. [1, 2]

While actual auction results remain heavily gated behind paid registries like askART and ArtRecord, prime institutional gallery listings on platforms like Artsy show that premier remaining pieces routinely list between $20,000 AUD and $30,000 AUD: [1, 2, 3]

Djalala – Wandjina Marking Stones — Listed at $29,995 AUD
God Story – Moon and Stars — Listed at $29,500 AUD
King Leopold Ranges – Donkey Wagons — Listed at $29,500 AUD
Mice Dreaming — Listed at $24,500 AUD [1]

Would you like me to look up more biographical details about Jack Dale’s history as a Kimberley stockman, or are you looking for details on a specific painting title?

Aug 24, 2026

JACK DALE MEGENEN, Australia (Aboriginal) (1920 – 2013), Wandjina, natural pigments, acrylic and binder on Belgian linen (ready to hang), 204 x 145 x 3 cm. (80.31 x 57.09 x 1.17 in.)

Lawsons

Sold: AUD3,750