Boxer Milner Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Boxer Milner Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 08, 2023
Boxer Milner - Untitled, 2004
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Boxer Milner, a tall gentle old cattleman, began painting in the late 1980s. Born south-west of Billiluna near Sturt Creek, Boxer was one of a small number who came from the transition zone between the desert and the river country in Tjaru land. Here the country and vegetation move from flat and featureless rolling Spinifex plains to flood plains with enormous river channels and permanent water holes.
Cooee Art
Oct. 29, 2023
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (1935-2009), Purkitji 2002
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (1935-2009) Purkitji 2002 synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed and cat no. verso: BOXER MILNER / WARLAYIRTI ARTISTS / 760/02 119.5 x 80cm PROVENANCE Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA (accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity) Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 2002 The Lady Marsha and Sir Andrew Grimwade CBE Collection, Victoria © Boxer Milner Tjampitjin/Copyright Agency, 2023
Gibson's
Jun. 20, 2023
Boxer Milner - Purkitji, 2005
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Boxer was one of a small number of artists who came from the transition zone between the desert and the river country in Tjaru land south-west of Billiluna. Here, the country and vegetation move from flat and featureless rolling Spinifex plains to flood plains with enormous river channels and permanent waterholes. The yearly cycles of flood and dry create swamps with abundant bird life, through which runs Purkitji, or Sturt Creek. Boxer’s paintings,refer to the miraculous transformations in the land and sky as new life seeps into the flat lands; of the passage of water and the changing coloured tides; and the mythological drama associated with the sight and sound of thunder, lightning, rain, and brilliant rainbows. Colour changes represent the trees and vegetation, the red and white stones, the black soil, the myriad channels and tributaries, the hills and the contours that define the artist’s home. In this work, Boxer has painted some of his country, found along the middle section of Purkitji, north of Balgo. The section painted red in the lower left hand corner depicts a massacre site where many of Boxer's family were killed. The purple area in the top left hand corner of the painting depicts milkwater and mud, the yellow/brown area to the right depicts dry ground.
Cooee Art
Oct. 11, 2022
Boxer Milner - Wirrimangaru, 2002
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Boxer Milner was a senior Law man who, along with his two brothers, were custodians of the desert country around the middle and upper stretches of Sturt Creek in the Kimberley. His images invariably depicted the creek, and surrounding country during flood, and after floodwater recedes. The area of Milnga-Milnga is a major flood plain which is inundated every summer after the rains. Boxer's paintings show tributaries and the 'milk water' that runs after rain has fallen in the clay soils upstream of Billiluna. His work includes the depiction of rainbows, rain clouds, and the temporary creeks that are formed during the wet season. As a younger man, Boxer worked around this area as a stockman, and gained an intimate knowledge of this country.
Cooee Art
Jun. 08, 2021
Boxer Milner - Sturt Creek, 1993
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Cooee Art Indigenous Fine Art Auction "Born at Milnga-Milnga, south-west of Billiluna near Sturt Creek, Boxer was one of a small number of artists who came from the transition zone between the desert and the river country in Tjaru land. Here, the country and vegetation move from flat and featureless rolling Spinifex plains to flood plains with enormous river channels and permanent waterholes. The yearly cycles of flood and dry create swamps with abundant bird life, through which runs Purkitji, or Sturt Creek. It is the intimate knowledge of all the facets of the river system as a traditional owner of Purkitji, which informed the majority of Boxer+IBk-s paintings and his unique aesthetic. In Boxer+IBk-s paintings, floodwaters are coloured by the white silt of the surrounding clay country. This is the +IBg-milk water+IBk, which provides a geometric grid against which the rest of the landscape is represented. His motifs refer to the miraculous transformations in the land and sky as new life seeps into the flat lands; of the passage of water and the changing coloured tides; and the mythological drama associated with the sight and sound of thunder, lightning, rain, and brilliant rainbows. Colour changes represent the trees and vegetation, the red and white stones, the black soil, the myriad channels and tributaries, the hills and the contours that define the artist+IBk-s home. All this is contained within the dot and line work that surrounds the inescapable forms and patterns that Boxer Milner employed to portray Purkitji. In this work, Boxer depicts the flooded creeks and billabongs at Marduwarra near Pukitji, north of Balgo Hills." Contact Cooee Art for more information on this Aboriginal artwork.
Cooee Art
Dec. 03, 2019
Boxer Milner (c.1934-2008) Djaringarra
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Boxer Milner lived on Tjaru land, where the country and vegetation move from flat and featureless rolling Spinifex plains to flood plains with enormous river channels and permanent water holes. Here the yearly cycles of flood and dry create swamps with abundant bird life, through which runs Purkitji, or Sturt Creek. This work depicts a ceremonial re-enactment of the creation story of Djaringarra, a site found along the central sections of Purkitji (Sturt Creek). Boomerangs that were carved by the artist were used as a stencil to create the painting. These boomerangs are 'clapped' during dancing in men's ceremony itself. The circles represent tjurrnu (rockholes) which occur after the waters of Purkitji have receded following the wet season. Boxer's unique aesthetic was informed by his intimate knowledge of all the facets of the river system. His paintings all depict different physical and mythological aspects of the middle and upper stretches of Sturt Creek.
Cooee Art
Dec. 03, 2019
Boxer Milner (c.1934-2008) Purkitji
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Born south-west of Billiluna near Sturt Creek c.1934, Boxer Milner was one of a small number of people who lived in the transition zone between the desert and the river country of the South Kimberley region. This is Tjaru land, where the country and vegetation move from flat and featureless rolling spinifex plains to flood plains with enormous river channels and permanent water holes. Here the yearly cycles of flood and dry create swamps with abundant bird life, through which runs Purkitji, or Sturt Creek. Boxer's unique aesthetic was informed by his intimate knowledge of all facets of the river system. His paintings all depict different physical and mythological aspects of the middle and upper stretches of Sturt Creek. The area of his birth, Milnga-Milnga, is a major flood plain and is inundated every summer after the rains. Boxer portrays water as the white 'milk water' which runs after rain in the clay soils upstream of Billiluna. His work includes wonderful rainbows, rain clouds and the temporary creeks and tributaries that are formed during the wet season. In this work we see two places where Cranya Creek crosses Sturt Creek. The white lines represent tributaries while the orange is the dry country known as Njama Njama. During the 'wet' this country floods and the blue areas become swamps. There are two soakwaters near this important place in Boxer's traditional country.
Cooee Art
Jun. 04, 2019
Â Boxer Milner (c.1934-2008) Purkitji 1996
Est: $1,600 - $2,400
Boxer Milner, a tall gentle old cattleman, began painting in the late 1980s. Growing in confidence as an artist through the 1990s, his paintings veered further and further away from conventional Balgo aesthetics as he went on to create ever more exciting and challenging compositions. Born at Milnga-Milnga, south-west of Billiluna near Sturt Creek, Boxer was one of a small number who came from the transition zone between the desert and the river country in Tjaru land. Here the country and vegetation move from flat and featureless rolling Spinifex plains to flood plains with enormous river channels and permanent water holes. The yearly cycles of flood and dry create swamps with abundant bird life, through which runs Purkitji, or Sturt Creek. In this small work Boxer depicts the flooded creeks and billabongs at Marduwarra near Pukitji, north of Balgo Hills.
Cooee Art
Nov. 01, 2018
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (c.1934-2008) Wanayarra (Rainbow Snake) Travels at Sturt Creek 1992 acrylic on canvas
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (c.1934-2008) Wanayarra (Rainbow Snake) Travels at Sturt Creek 1992 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist's name and Warlayirti Artists cat no.79/92 120 x 60cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, WA (acompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Sotheby's, 28 November 1995, lot 651 Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Mar. 14, 2018
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN CIRCA 1934- 2008 | Purkitji (Diptych)
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Sotheby's
Mar. 14, 2018
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN CIRCA 1934- 2008 | Oolaign
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2016
§ BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (c.1934-2008) Sturt Creek 1993 acrylic on canvas
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
§ BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN (c.1934-2008) Sturt Creek 1993 acrylic on canvas 60.5 x 91cm PROVENANCE: Halls Creek Arts Centre, Halls Creek, Western Australia Private collection Private collection, New South Wales
Leonard Joel
May. 25, 2016
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN , (c.1934 2009) , WIRRIMANGARU, 2001 , synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN , (c.1934 2009) , WIRRIMANGARU, 2001 , synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artists name, size, Warlayirti Artists cat. 207/01 and cat. AM024/02 DIMENSIONS: 90.0 x 60.0 cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia Private collection, Tasmania Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 25 May 2004, lot 130 Private collection, Adelaide
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 25, 2016
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN, (c.1934 2009), KITJINGARRA, 2002, synthetic polymer paint on linen
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
BOXER MILNER TJAMPITJIN, (c.1934 2009), KITJINGARRA, 2002, synthetic polymer paint on linen SIGNED: bears inscription verso: artists name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 598/02 DIMENSIONS: 150.0 x 74.5 cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne (label attached verso) Private collection, Melbourne This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists that states: Boxer has painted his country called Kitjingarra, which is along the central sections of Sturt Creek, or Purkitji, north of Balgo. The central cross design depicts the main channel of purkitji as it runs through this country, while the numerous smaller channels are also shown, draing into the main channel.
Deutscher and Hackett