Sotheby's Unveils Aboriginal Art Collection
Author: alice Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 3472
Tim Klingender, Director of Aboriginal Art at Sothebys hangs the painting [Emu Corroboree Man] by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. The painting is expected to fetch AUD 150,000 – 250,000 (USD 120,000 – 200,000). Sothebys unveiled a selection of Aboriginal art and artifacts after a tour of New York and London, which will go to auction in Melbourne July 25 2005. The total pre-sales estimate of the collection is AUD 6 million – 8.5 million (USD 5 million – 7 million). (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Kate Dezarnaulds from Sothebys inspects Aboriginal paintings before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
An art collector inspects the painting [Emu Corroboree Man] by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
The painting [Tingari Painting 1985] by Willy Tjungurrayi is displayed at Sothebys before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Tim Klingender, Director of Aboriginal Art at Sothebys inspects a boomerang from North Western Australia before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
An art collector inspects works including a coolomon (R) before a record auction of Aboriginal Art at Sothebys July 14, 2005 in Sydney Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Tim Klingender, Director of Aboriginal Art at Sothebys hangs the painting [Emu Corroboree Man] by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
An art collector inspects paintings at Sothebys before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
The painting [Wanjina] by Alec Mingelmanganu is displayed at Sothebys before a record auction of Aboriginal Art July 14, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)