Greeny Purvis Petyarre top ten paintings sold
The primary market for the late Anmatyerre tribal elder and artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre (1930–2010) operates predominantly through fine Australian Aboriginal art auctions. Because exact sequential “top ten” auction details can be partially private or locked behind subscription-only registries like the Australian Art Sales Digest, public records highlight the most significant high-value sales that define his market. [1]
The artist’s most prominent public auction sales and record-setting masterpieces include:
Highest Recorded Sales & Notable Lots
- Yam Seed Dreaming (1999)
- Body Paint Design
- Price: $7,462 USD
- Sale Date: 2011
- Auction House: Philips Auctions Australia
- Details: This represents his highest USD-denominated auction record. [1]
- Yam Dreaming (2001)
- Of My Country, Aneltyeye (1999)
- Estimated Value: $7,000 – $10,000 AUD
- Auction House: Sotheby’s
- Details: Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 152.5 x 122 cm, commissioned originally by the Delmore Gallery. [1]
- Atneltyeye (1999)
- Price: $1,600 AUD
- Auction House: Invaluable Public Registry
- Details: Acrylic on canvas. [1]
- Men’s Ceremony (2005)
- Price: $1,400 AUD
- Details: Acrylic on linen, 122 x 91 cm. [1]
Core Themes & Market Drivers
Greeny Purvis Petyarre’s work is heavily valued for its complex linear structures and distinctive dot work, which frequently reflects his lineage as the nephew of Emily Kame Kngwarreye. [1, 2]
- Subject Matter: The market values his depiction of the Atnwelarre (Pencil Yam) and Kame (Seed) storylines.
- Institutional Value: Pieces of his finest linear works, such as Plum Root Dreaming (1996), are permanently held in public institutions like the Art Gallery of South Australia, cementing his long-term collectible status. [1, 2]
Would you like assistance tracking an estimate for a specific piece of his you own, or are you looking to contrast his auction data with other prominent Utopian artists like Gloria Petyarre or Emily Kame Kngwarreye?
Oct 15, 2026
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE, UNTITLED,
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD200
Mar 11, 2025
Raffan Kelaher & Thomas
Passed
Oct 01, 2024
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (Australian 1930 -), untitled, 122 x 91 cm. Artist name verso.
Raffan Kelaher & Thomas
Sold: AUD300
Mar 05, 2024
Greeny Purvis Petyarre – Yam Dreaming, 2000
Cooee Art
Sold: AUD2,200
Nov 08, 2023
Greeny Purvis Petyarre – Yam Dreaming, 2001
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
Sold: AUD3,200
Apr 16, 2023
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (1930-2010), Untitled 1994
Gibson’s
Sold: AUD1,200
Apr 16, 2023
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (1930-2010), Of My Country Aneltyeye 1999
Gibson’s
Sold: AUD2,400
Oct 24, 2021
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE “Yam Germanation”
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD600
Aug 22, 2019
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (c1930 – ) – Pencil Yam Dreaming 120 x 45cm
Lawsons
Passed
Jul 18, 2019
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (c1930 – ) – Pencil Yam Dreaming 120 x 45cm
Lawsons
Passed
Jul 18, 2019
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (c1930 – ) – Pencil Yam Dreaming 120 x 270cm (stretched and ready to hang)
Lawsons
Sold: AUD5,000
Feb 24, 2019
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE – YAM DREAMING – Acrylic on linen
GFL Fine Art
Sold: AUD750
Aug 09, 2018
Menzies
Sold: AUD3,500
Jul 30, 2018
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (born 1930) Untitled acrylic on canvas
Leonard Joel
Passed
Jul 30, 2018
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (born 1933) Atneltyeye 1999 acrylic on canvas
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD1,600
Apr 27, 2017
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (c.1930-2010), UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 44″ x 33.5″ — 111.8 x 85.1 cm.
Waddington’s
Sold: $2,400
Feb 26, 2017
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (BORN .1930) My Country-Aneltye, 1999 acrylic on linen
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD1,800
Feb 26, 2017
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (BORN c. 1930) Untitled acrylic on canvas
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD1,500
Nov 29, 2016
§ GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (born 1930) Untitled 2007 acrylic on linen
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD2,400
May 21, 2015
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (C.1930-2010)
Cornette de Saint-Cyr
Sold: €5,796
Mar 08, 2015
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (B.c1930) BODY PAINT Our Land Gallery Certificate. Catalogue number
GFL Fine Art
Sold: AUD750
Dec 11, 2014
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE born c1940 Yam Dreaming 2001
Menzies
Sold: AUD3,436
Oct 10, 2013
§ GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (BORN 1930) Plum Root Dreaming acrylic on canvas
Leonard Joel
Passed
Jun 26, 2013
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (c.1935 – 2010) Rêve
Koller Auctions
Passed
Jun 26, 2013
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (c.1935 – 2010) Rêve
Koller Auctions
Sold: CHF4,000
Jun 26, 2013
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (c.1935 – 2010) Yarla
Koller Auctions
Passed
Jun 26, 2013
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (c.1935 – 2010) Sans titre,
Koller Auctions
Passed
Jun 24, 2013
Greeny Purvis Petyarre Kame, Yam Seed Dreaming 1996 Acrylic on canvas
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Sold: AUD1,220
Nov 25, 2012
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE MEN’S CEREMONY 1994
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
Passed
Nov 13, 2012
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (c.1935 – 2010) Rêve
Koller Auctions
Passed
Mar 25, 2012
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (born 1930) Yam Seed Dreaming 1996 acrylic on canvas
Bay East Auctions
Passed
Nov 10, 2011
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (born 1930) – Plum Root Dreaming 1995 synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Lawsons
Sold: AUD1,000
Sep 25, 2011
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (born 1930) Yam Seed Dreaming 1996 acrylic on canvas
Bay East Auctions
Passed
Oct 24, 2010
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (born circa 1930) Yam Dreaming 1998 acrylic on linen
Leonard Joel
Passed
Oct 24, 2010
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (born circa 1930) Men’s Ceremony (Bush Plum) acrylic on linen
Leonard Joel
Passed
Oct 24, 2010
Greeny Purvis Petyarre (born 1930) Untitled acrylic on canvas
Leonard Joel
Passed
Dec 13, 2007
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE ‘YAM DREAMING’ ACRYLIC ON
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD300
Nov 22, 2006
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (CIRCA 1935 – ) – Of My Country Aneltyeye, 2001
Lawsons
Passed
Oct 12, 2004
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (BORN CIRCA 1930)
Christie’s
Passed
Oct 12, 2004
GREENY PURVIS PETYARRE (BORN CIRCA 1930)
Christie’s
Sold: £8,365
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