Paddy Jaminji Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Paddy Jaminji Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 20, 2023
Paddy Jampin Jaminji - Cockburn Ranges, c. 1982
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Paddy (Jampin) Jaminji was born on Bedford Downs station in the North East Kimberley and spent most of his life working as a stockman on both Bedford Downs and Old Lissadell Stations. He was the first painter in Turkey Creek after a strike by Kimberley station workers in the mid 1970s signalled a mass Aboriginal exodus from cattle properties. Jaminji was Rover Thomas's classificatory uncle and drew the paintings for the first Krill Krill ceremonies following Rovers vision in the mid 1970s. Painting on boards using recycled construction wood and traditional materials were carried on the shoulders of the participants in these ceremonies. Each painting represents a specific location or event connected with Kimberly history. This board, created in the early 1980s, depicts the Cockburn Ranges and the hollow burnt into the trunk of a Boab tree - a local landmark.
Cooee Art
May. 23, 2023
Nest for Owls and Birds at Drowney Gorge
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Paddy Jaminji (Narlngalwarrin Jampijin) circa 1912-1996 Nest for Owls and Birds at Drowney Gorge, 1998 Natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas 27 ½ in x 43 ¼ in (70 cm x 110 cm)
Sotheby's
Oct. 11, 2022
Paddy Jampin Jaminji - Dreaming Place, 1982
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Paddy Jaminji was born on Bedford Downs station in the North East Kimberley and spent most of his life working as a stockman on both Bedforn Downs and Old Lissadell Stations. He was the first painter in Turkey Creek after a strike by Kimberley station workers in the mid 1970's signalled a mass Aboriginal exodus from cattle properties. Uncle to Rover Thomas, he was the inspiration behind Rover's decision to paint and went on to inspire many others including Lena Nyadbi. Painted at Bedford Station.
Cooee Art
Mar. 08, 2022
Paddy Jampin Jaminji - Devil Devil, c.1982
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
45 x 123.5 cm, 49 x 128 cm (framed) Paddy Jaminji was born on Bedford Downs station in the North East Kimberley and spent most of his life working as a stockman on both Bedford Downs and Old Lissadell Stations. He was the first painter in Turkey Creek after a strike by Kimberley station workers in the mid 1970s signalled a mass Aboriginal exodus from cattle properties. Uncle to Rover Thomas, he was the inspiration behind Roverâs decision to paint and went on to inspire many others including Lena Nyadbi. The Devil Devil, Maginta, the spirit of Tuwarrin, is killed by another Devil Devil, Yulamangi, the boss of the Gurirr Gurirr balga when she tries to steal the ceremony. This part of the Dreaming narrative devised by Rover Thomas is directly related to Bedford Downs, the site of a massacre which occurred in the 1920s.
Cooee Art
Nov. 23, 2021
PADDY (JAMPIN) JAMINJI - UNTITLED - Ochres on board
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PADDY (JAMPIN) JAMINJI (C.1912-1996) UNTITLED Dreamtime Gallery certificate of authenticity accompanies this artwork Ochres on board 30.8 x 40.8cm $4,000/6,000
GFL Fine Art
Jun. 23, 2020
Paddy Jampin Jaminji - Krill Krill Ceremony Dance Board (Cyclone Tracy)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Painted by Paddy Jaminji with the instruction of his nephew Rover Thomas, this work is representative of Cyclone Tracy. Ngumurliwarra â the Gidga word for Cyclone â can be literally broken down and translated as Ngumurli, meaning 'Dark', and Warra, meaning 'Growing'. During the Wet Season, immediately after Cyclone Tracy destroyed the city of Darwin in 1975, Rover Thomas had a dream relating to the death of a Gidja woman who lived at Dunham River, an Aboriginal-run pastoral station 90 km north of Turkey Creek. The woman had been travelling from Dunham River to Hall's Creek the previous Wet Season. The vehicle she had been travelling in overturned and slid off the road at a small creek just south of the Aboriginal settlement at Turkey Creek. Rover's dream explains the cause of her death and tells of the travels of her spirit back to the place where she was born. This relates to traditional sites of specific importance to people now resident at Turkey Creek. Rover's dream was incorporated into a song-cycle (Krill-Krill) by Rover Thomas and George Mung Mung. Paddy Jampinji, Rover's classificatory uncle, drew the paintings for the first ceremonies in the mid 1970s using recycled construction wood and traditional materials. The boards were carried on the shoulders of the participants in the ceremony. Each painting represents a specific location or event connected with the travel of the woman's spirit.
Cooee Art
Mar. 18, 2020
PADDY JAMINJI, (c.1912 – 1996), UNTITLED, 1987, natural earth pigments and natural binder (bush gum) on board
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
PADDY JAMINJI (c.1912 – 1996) UNTITLED, 1987 natural earth pigments and natural binder (bush gum) on board SIGNED: bears inscription verso: PROPERTY OF MARY MACHA DIMENSIONS: 60.0 x 90.0 cm PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Traditional Arts, Perth (Mary Macha) Private collection Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 June 2000, lot 79 (as ‘Untitled, 1997’) Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Dec. 03, 2019
Paddy Jampin Jaminji (c1912-1996) Bedford Hills
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Paddy Jaminji was born on Bedford Downs station in the North East Kimberley and spent most of his life working as a stockman on both Bedford Downs and Old Lissadell Stations. He was the first painter in Turkey Creek after a strike by Kimberley station workers in the mid 1970s signalled a mass Aboriginal exodus from cattle properties. Uncle to Rover Thomas, he was the inspiration behind Rover's decision to paint and went on to inspire many others including Lena Nyadbi. This dance board was painted at Bedford Station and collected by Neil McLeod during a field trip researching sites for a book on David Mowaljarlai in 1981.
Cooee Art
Aug. 28, 2019
PADDY JAMINJI , (c.1912 – 1996), KANMANTURR, c.1984, natural earth pigments and natural binders on canvas board
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
PADDY JAMINJI , (c.1912 – 1996), KANMANTURR, c.1984, natural earth pigments and natural binders on canvas board DIMENSIONS: 45.5 x 61.0 cm PROVENANCE: Painted at Warmun, Turkey Creek, Western Australia Aboriginal Traditional Arts, Perth (Mary Macha) Private collection, Tasmania
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 04, 2019
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin) & Rover Thomas JoolamaÂ () Devil Devil Spirit 1985
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Paddy Jaminji, was the classificatory âuncleâ of Rover Thomas and a highly respected elder during the establishment of the Warmun Community at Turkey Creek in the early 1970s. By a strange twist of fate he became the founder of the contemporary painting style of the East Kimberley region after being displaced from his working life as a stockman along with his countrymen. In 1974, Jaminji, Thomas, and their contemporaries viewed the destruction of Darwin by Cyclone Tracy as a manifestation of the Rainbow Serpent warning them to make a stand against sliding into the Gadiya (white manâs) ways. This cataclysmic event at the regionâs centre of European influence became, for Gidja people in particular, the focus for cultural revival. During this period of upheaval, Rover Thomas dreamed of travels visiting important sites throughout the Kimberley with the spirit of a deceased female relative. Over time the dream evolved into a ceremony that included art and dance. It was Jaminji who was initially the most prolific producer of the paintings that were associated with this ceremony. At the time, Rover Thomas described himself as apprentice and confidante to the older man whose great store of knowledge about the land, its features and spiritual significance, provided the grounding for new ideas and images. These eventually defined his unique and evocative ceremonial paintings. This painting depicts a Devil Devil, Manginta, the spirit of Tuwarrin. According to legend, Manginta is killed by Yulamangi another Devil Devil when he tries to steal the Corroboree. Boards like this were used to re-enact the story during ceremony.
Cooee Art
May. 21, 2019
PADDY (JAMPIN) JAMINJI, UNTITLED, 1984
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
PADDY (JAMPIN) JAMINJI (c.1912 – 1996) UNTITLED, 1984 natural earth pigments and natural binders on canvas board DIMENSIONS: 45.5 x 61.0 cm PROVENANCE: Painted at Warmun, Turkey Creek, Western Australia Aboriginal Traditional Arts, Perth Private collection, Tasmania
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 21, 2019
PADDY (JAMPIN) JAMINJI, UNTITLED, 1984
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
PADDY (JAMPIN) JAMINJI (c.1912 – 1996) UNTITLED, 1984 natural earth pigments and natural binders on canvas board DIMENSIONS: 45.5 x 61.0 cm PROVENANCE: Painted at Warmun, Turkey Creek, Western Australia Aboriginal Traditional Arts, Perth (Mary Macha) Private collection, Tasmania
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 29, 2018
Old Tracks to Dreaming Place
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Paddy Jaminji was born on Bedford Downs station in the North East Kimberley and spent most of his life working as a stockman on both Bedford Downs and Old Lissadell Stations. He was the first painter in Turkey Creek after a strike by Kimberley station workers in the mid 1970s signalled a mass Aboriginal exodus from cattle properties. Uncle to Rover Thomas, he was the inspiration behind Rover's decision to paint and went on to inspire many others including Lena Nyadbi. This work was painted at Bedford Station and collected by Neil McLeod and David Mowaljarlai during a field trip researching sites for a book on Mowaljarlai in 1981.
Cooee Art
Jun. 26, 2013
Paddy Jaminji (c. 1912-1996)
Est: -
Hills of Turkey Creek c.1984 natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas 182.5 x 149.5cm (71 7/8 x 58 7/8in).
Bonhams
Mar. 24, 2013
Paddy Jaminji (circa 1912-1996)
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Untitled (Men's Ceremonial Ground, Springvale), 1984 natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas 94.5 x 180.5 cm (37 3/16 x 71 1/16in).
Bonhams
Oct. 15, 2012
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin) circa 1912-1996 KANGAROO MAN (BEDFORD DOWNS) (1986) natural earth pigments and binders on plywood
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin) circa 1912-1996 KANGAROO MAN (BEDFORD DOWNS) (1986) natural earth pigments and binders on plywood signed 'Paddy' verso 64 X 120CM (IRREGULAR) PROVENANCE Painted at Warmun, Turkey Creek Private Collection, South Australia PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Smith & Singer
May. 28, 2012
Paddy Jaminji (circa 1912-1996)
Est: -
Untitled (Two Hills) bears catalogue number 22010/3 on the reverse natural earth pigments on composition board 65 x 76.5cm
Bonhams
May. 28, 2012
Paddy Jaminji (circa 1912-1996)
Est: -
Untitled natural earth pigments and natural binder (bush gum) on composition board 70 x 70cm
Bonhams
May. 28, 2012
Paddy Jaminji (circa 1912-1996)
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
Lissadel Ceremonial Figures natural earth pigments and natural binder (bush gum) on plywood 63 x 120cm
Bonhams
Nov. 10, 2011
PADDY JAMINJI (born 1912) - Untitled acrylic on board
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PADDY JAMINJI (born 1912) Untitled acrylic on board 91.0 x 60.0 cm Provenance: Niagara Galleries, Melbourne Private Collection, Melbourne Private Collection, Sydney
Lawsons
Oct. 18, 2011
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin) circa 1912-1996 UNTITLED (DREAMINGS ON BEDFORD DOWNS) (CIRCA 1985) natural earth pigments and synthetic binde...
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Paddy Jaminji (Jampin) circa 1912-1996 UNTITLED (DREAMINGS ON BEDFORD DOWNS) (CIRCA 1985) natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas 89 X 152.5CM PROVENANCE Chips Mackinolty, Warmun, Turkey Creek (1985) Private Collection Aboriginal and Oceanic Art, Sotheby's, Sydney, 25 November 2007, lot 78, illustrated Private Collection, New South Wales A compendium of images of ancestral beings and sites in the area of Bedford Downs station including places referred to in the Gurirr Gurirr song cycle. Tawurr, the ancestral kangaroo whose bones rest in a cave on Kanmanturr (Elgee Cliffs) appears as a painting on a cave wall, the lower half of which has been eroded or washed away, thus only the upper half of the ancestor is depicted. Alongside Tawurr is Galiru the Rainbow Serpent and a crocodile. See number 14 in the Gurirr Gurirr song cycle as recorded by the owner of the ceremony, Rover Thomas in Rover Thomas, et al, Roads Cross: The Paintings of Rover Thomas, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1994, p. 26 (illustrated). Wally Caruana
Smith & Singer