Benny Tjapaltjarri

Born: (c. 1930)
Died: 2003
Language group: Pintupi
Active: Kintore, Northern Territory

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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
sold

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 AUTHENTICITY
Leonard 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

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

Nov. 12, 2013
Australian Aboriginal Painting, Benny Tjapaltjarri
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
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.
Altair Auctions
passed

Oct. 26, 2013
Australian Aboriginal Painting, Benny Tjapaltjarri
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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.
Altair Auctions
passed

Nov. 19, 2012
Benny Tjapaltjarri (circa 1932-2003)
Est: -
Passed

Untitled [Kulata (Spear) Dreaming at Nginkuwakalnya] bears Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number BT940849 on the reverse synthetic polymer paint on linen 154 x 61cm
Bonhams
passed

Mar. 18, 2012
BENNY TJAPALTJARRI TINGARI AT PULKULNATJATJA 1996
Est: $3,600 - $6,500
Passed

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI TINGARI AT PULKULNATJATJA 1996 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 91X91CM S-M provenance: AGOD# 6593 documentation, Papunya Tula Artists
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
passed

Mar. 18, 2012
BENNY TJAPALTJARRI ROCK HOLES AT ILPINTJI 1996
Est: $3,600 - $6,500
Passed

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI ROCK HOLES AT ILPINTJI 1996 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 91X91CM S-M provenance: AGOD# 6594 documentation, Papunya Tula Artists
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
passed

Mar. 18, 2012
BENNY TJAPALTJARRI TINGARI 1995 synthetic polymer
Est: $1,800 - $3,500
Passed

BENNY TJAPALTJARRI TINGARI 1995 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 91.5X61CM S provenance: AGOD# 5222 documentation, Papunya Tula Artists
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
passed

Oct. 12, 2004
BENNY TJAPALTJARRI (BORN CIRCA 1935)
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