Benny Tjapaltjarri

Born(c. 1930)

Died 2003

Language group

Pintupi

Active

Kintore, Northern Territory

https://www.artnet.com/artists/benny-tjapaltjarri/

Sold

Oct. 24, 2021

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI, (CIRCA 1935-2006) Kulata (Spears)

Est: $500 – $800

Sold:$420

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI (CIRCA 1935-2006) Spear acrylic on canvas signed and titled verso: BENNY TJAPALTJARRI SPEAR cat no: HOA0379 60.5 x 91cm

Gibson’s

Passed
Oct. 25, 2020

Sold

Oct. 20, 2020

Benny Tjapaltjarri – Wilkinkarra, 1998

Est: $2,500 – $3,500

Sold:$3,000

This painting depicts designs associated with the artist;s birthplace, Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men and Tingari Women lived at this site. Born west of Kintore, NT, Tjapaltjarri’s first attempts at painting for Papunya Tula Artists were in the early 1970s. He painted more regularly after the Pintupi move to Kintore, where he was a key figure in community and ceremonial activities. Born west of Kintore in the early 1930s, Benny spent his boyhood travelling around this area with his family group, occasionally journeying east to Hermannsburg to collect rations and bring them back to their western homelands. The group continued this lifestyle after Haasts Bluff was established as a ration depot, until one of the senior men of the group died and the remaining members settled at Haasts Bluff. Benny worked on the construction programs at Haasts Bluff and later Papunya, where his main associates were George Tjangala and Charlie Tarawa. Benny tried his hand at a few small boards in the early 1970s, and a decade later began painting more regularly for Papunya Tula Artists. He was actively involved in planning the return to Pintupi homelands in the early 1980s, and then in the establishment of the Kintore Clinic. Bennyâs Dreaming started at Pukurru and travelled south-west through Kintore to the site of Pinpirnga, for which he was the key âkirdaâ (keeper/owner). He had an outstation near this site.

Cooee Art

Sold

Jul. 30, 2018

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI (c.1935-2006) Emu Dreaming acrylic on linen

Est: $1,000 – $1,500

Sold:$900

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI (c.1935-2006) Emu Dreaming acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name 92 x 121cm PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne

Leonard Joel

Passed

Mar. 20, 2018

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI (c.1935-2006) Emu Dreaming acrylic on linen

Est: $1,000 – $1,500

Passed

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI (c.1935-2006) Emu Dreaming acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name 92 x 121cm PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists, NT (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)

Leonard Joel

Sold

Dec. 07, 2017

Benny Tjapaltjarri (1932 – 2002) Pututjurrinya, 1996

Est: €300 – €400

Sold:€280

Benny Tjapaltjarri (1932 – 2002) Pututjurrinya, 1996 Acrylique sur toile – 60 x 55 cm Groupe Pintupi – Désert Occidental

Millon Riviera

Jul. 20, 2017

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI, ASSITED BY KAWAYI NAMPITJINPA, UNTITLED, ACRYLIC ON LINEN, 91 X 46CM, ACOMMPANIED BY CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

Est: $800 – $1,000

Sold:$800

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI, ASSITED BY KAWAYI NAMPITJINPA, UNTITLED, ACRYLIC ON LINEN, 91 X 46CM, ACOMMPANIED BY CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

Leonard Joel

Sold

Jul. 20, 2017

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI, ASSISTED BY KAWAYI NAMPITJINPA, UNTITLED, ACRYLIC ON LINEN, 91 X 46CM, ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

Est: $800 – $1,000

Sold:$800

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI, ASSISTED BY KAWAYI NAMPITJINPA, UNTITLED, ACRYLIC ON LINEN, 91 X 46CM, ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITYLeonard Joel

Passed

Mar. 12, 2014

Australian Aboriginal Painting, Benny Tjapaltjarri

Est: $1,000 – $2,000

Passed

Australia, Papanya Tula Tribe, 1994, Aboriginal painting of abstract forms, done in synthetic polymer paint on linen, Benny Tjapaltjarri 1932-2003, reverse is numbered with artist’s index number, BT880926. Length 34 in., Width 30 in. Provenance: From a Seattle, Washington Collection.

Essex Auction and Estate Services

Passed

Dec. 12, 2013

Australian Aboriginal Painting, Benny Tjapaltjarri

Est: $1,000 – $2,000

Passed

Essex Auction and Estate Services

Passed

Nov. 12, 2013

Australian Aboriginal Painting, Benny Tjapaltjarri

Est: $2,500 – $3,500

Passed

Altair Auctions

Passed

Oct. 26, 2013

Est: £4,000 – £6,000

Passed

Wintarru (Bandicoot) Dreaming with Papunya Tula Artists number BT880744 and Gallerie Australis number GABT880744 (on the reverse) synthetic polymer paint on linen 136.5 x 91 cm Painted in 1988

Christie’s

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Wilkinkarra, 1998

Sale Date: October 20, 2020

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Tingari

Sale Date: November 13, 2022

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Tingari

Sale Date: October 30, 2022

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Tingari

Sale Date: September 25, 2022

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Kuniya kutjarra jukurrpa / reve des deux…, 1997

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Site de ngaminya / ngaminya site, 1997

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Sans titre, 1994

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Pututjurrinya, 1996

Sale Date: June 15, 2013

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Untitled (Kulata (Spear) Dreaming at…

Sale Date: November 19, 2012

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Tingari At Pulkulnatjatja, 1996

Sale Date: March 18, 2012

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Rock Holes At Ilpintji, 1996

Sale Date: March 18, 2012

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Tingari, 1995

Sale Date: March 18, 2012

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Men’s Ceremony, 1994

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Warrmala-the Revenge Party, 1995

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Bandicoot dreaming

Sale Date: June 18, 2011

Auction Closed

Benny Tjapaltjarri

Wintarru (Bandicoot) dreaming, 1988

Sale Date: October 12, 2004

Auction Closed

February 15, 2010