Bob Namundja Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bob Namundja Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 24, 2024
BOB WANUR NAMUNDJA, (c1922 - 2007), Filesnakes (Kedjebe), 1996, ochre and natural pigments on bark, 64 x 26 cm. (25.2 x 10.2 in.)
Est: $300 - $500
BOB WANUR NAMUNDJA (c1922 - 2007) Filesnakes (Kedjebe), 1996 ochre and natural pigments on bark cat no.2-796 inscribed verso
Lawsons
Feb. 15, 2024
BOB NAMUNDJA, UNTITLED (MIMIS), NATURAL EARTH PIGMENTS ON BARK, ARTIST'S NAME AND INJALAK ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION CAT NO. 715-99..
Est: $400 - $500
BOB NAMUNDJA, UNTITLED (MIMIS), NATURAL EARTH PIGMENTS ON BARK, ARTIST'S NAME AND INJALAK ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION CAT NO. 715-99 ON ART CENTRE TAG AND VERSO, 39.5 X 108CM
Leonard Joel
Mar. 20, 2023
Bob Namundja, , Mimih Spirit 1995, Natural earth pigments on bark
Est: $350 - $750
Bob Namundja Mimih Spirit 1995 Natural earth pigments on bark Code: 19363
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
May. 30, 2021
BOB WANUR NAMUNDJA (1933 - 2005) Untitled, ochre pigments on card, 42 x 31cm.
Est: $200 - $400
BOB WANUR NAMUNDJA (1933 - 2005) Untitled, ochre pigments on card, 42 x 31cm. With Marrawuddi Gallery biographical sheet for the artist verso.
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Aug. 17, 2019
Bob Wanur Namundja (c1922 - 2007)
Est: $500 - $800
"3 file snakes- Kedjebe", natural pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist name, clan, title and catalogue reference numbers verso with date 1996, 64cm x 22cm.
Bargain Hunt Auctions
Aug. 03, 2019
Bob Wanur Namundja (c1922 - 2007)
Est: $500 - $800
"3 file snakes- Kedjebe", natural pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist name, clan, title and catalogue reference numbers verso with date 1996, 64cm x 22cm.
Bargain Hunt Auctions
May. 26, 2019
BOB (BOBBE) NAMUNDJA (1922-2007),
Est: $400 - $600
BOB (BOBBE) NAMUNDJA (1922-2007), fish, natural earth pigment on bark, signed "Bobbe Namundja", gallery number "72", 25 x 75cm
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Jul. 19, 2018
20th C Signed Wanurr Namundja Aboriginal Bark Painting
Est: $1,600 - $2,400
Bob Wanur Namundja, also known as Wanurr Namundja (Australian, lived ca. 1922 to 2007), Mankorlod region of western Arnhem Land, ca. mid 20th century CE. Untitled bark painting. Signed on verso. Painted using natural earth pigments on a large strip of eucalyptus bark, this beautiful, colorful composition depicts a file snake (kedjebe, or Acrochrodus arafurae) with three eggs. The animal's body curves upward, forming a U-shape with the head perpendicular at the top of one side, the long tongue outstretched. The head and tail are mainly white, while the rest of the body is segmented, with thin, dense diagonal lines of yellow and dark red over a white background in each of the nine segments. The three eggs are white, divided in half by a band of yellow with red borders, and with two red X's, one on top and one on bottom of the band. All painted on a dark red background, with the white body of the snake in sharp contrast. Size: 9.25" W x 24.45" H (23.5 cm x 62.1 cm) The kedjebe is a freshwater snake, found living in rivers, creeks, and billabongs (oxbow lakes), where it will burrow down into the mud. In the area where the artist was from, people wade out into the water during the dry season and reach into the mud to catch these non-venomous snakes. In the past, they would then kill them by taking the head in the mouth, biting it, and breaking the animal's neck. This painting was done in the age-old style of West Arnhem Land, which is part of the oldest continuous tradition of painting (from rock art to bark) known in the world. The colors are created from the ocher that is naturally occurring in the region. The artist, alongside his brother, was featured in the exhibition "The Art of Two Brothers: Bob Wanur Namundja and Don Nakadilinj Namundja" at the Cross Art Projects in Sydney, Australia in late 2005. The curator, Andrew Blake, wrote, "The brothers pay homage to a bush life in their place, called Mankorlod, a place spiritually focal to the Kardbam clan. Their stylised paintings depict the beauty and mystique of the plants, animals, ancestors and creator beings, totems and myths associated with Mankorlod. Both men are Kunwinjku speakers of Nawakaji skin. Bob was the formal authority to Mankorlod The brothers oddly metaphysical images describe a rich monsoonal forest pocket: livistona palms, noisy fruit bats and birds, possums in the rock ledges, snakes and echidnas, long yams and fruit and, in the waters made sacred by the Rainbow Serpent, lilies, fish and freshwater prawns." A similarly-sized painting by the same artist sold at Sotheby's, London, in 2015 for approximately $3000: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/aboriginal-art-thomas-vroom-collection-l15321/lot.16.html Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011) All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #130004
Artemis Gallery
May. 10, 2018
20th C Signed Wanurr Namundja Aboriginal Bark Painting
Est: $1,800 - $2,700
Bob Wanur Namundja, also known as Wanurr Namundja (Australian, lived ca. 1922 to 2007), Mankorlod region of western Arnhem Land, ca. mid 20th century CE. Untitled bark painting. Signed on verso. Painted using natural earth pigments on a large strip of eucalyptus bark, this beautiful, colorful composition depicts a file snake (kedjebe, or Acrochrodus arafurae) with three eggs. The animal's body curves upward, forming a U-shape with the head perpendicular at the top of one side, the long tongue outstretched. The head and tail are mainly white, while the rest of the body is segmented, with thin, dense diagonal lines of yellow and dark red over a white background in each of the nine segments. The three eggs are white, divided in half by a band of yellow with red borders, and with two red X's, one on top and one on bottom of the band. All painted on a dark red background, with the white body of the snake in sharp contrast. Size: 9.25" W x 24.45" H (23.5 cm x 62.1 cm) The kedjebe is a freshwater snake, found living in rivers, creeks, and billabongs (oxbow lakes), where it will burrow down into the mud. In the area where the artist was from, people wade out into the water during the dry season and reach into the mud to catch these non-venomous snakes. In the past, they would then kill them by taking the head in the mouth, biting it, and breaking the animal's neck. This painting was done in the age-old style of West Arnhem Land, which is part of the oldest continuous tradition of painting (from rock art to bark) known in the world. The colors are created from the ocher that is naturally occurring in the region. The artist, alongside his brother, was featured in the exhibition "The Art of Two Brothers: Bob Wanur Namundja and Don Nakadilinj Namundja" at the Cross Art Projects in Sydney, Australia in late 2005. The curator, Andrew Blake, wrote, "The brothers pay homage to a bush life in their place, called Mankorlod, a place spiritually focal to the Kardbam clan. Their stylised paintings depict the beauty and mystique of the plants, animals, ancestors and creator beings, totems and myths associated with Mankorlod. Both men are Kunwinjku speakers of Nawakaji skin. Bob was the formal authority to Mankorlod The brothers oddly metaphysical images describe a rich monsoonal forest pocket: livistona palms, noisy fruit bats and birds, possums in the rock ledges, snakes and echidnas, long yams and fruit and, in the waters made sacred by the Rainbow Serpent, lilies, fish and freshwater prawns." A similarly-sized painting by the same artist sold at Sotheby's, London, in 2015 for approximately $3000: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/aboriginal-art-thomas-vroom-collection-l15321/lot.16.html Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011) All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #130004
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 17, 2018
20th C Signed Wanurr Namundja Aboriginal Painting
Est: $700 - $1,050
Bob Wanur Namundja, also known as Wanurr Namundja (Australian, from the Gardbam Clan, lived ca. 1922 to 2007), Mankorlod region of western Arnhem Land, ca. mid 20th century CE. A striking painting, made on a large sheet of eucalyptus bark with mineral pigments, depicting a rock python, its body coiled around four eggs. The body is segmented, each segment striped, as are the eggs. This painting was done in the age-old style of West Arnhem Land, which is part of the oldest continuous tradition of painting (from rock art to bark) known in the world. The colors are created from the ocher that is naturally occurring in the region. The body of the python recalls the Rainbow Serpent, an important part of the Dreamtime mythology of Aboriginal Australians. Size: 12.5" W x 31.65" H (31.8 cm x 80.4 cm) The artist, alongside his brother, was featured in the exhibition "The Art of Two Brothers: Bob Wanur Namundja and Don Nakadilinj Namundja" at the Cross Art Projects in Sydney, Australia in late 2005. The curator, Andrew Blake, wrote, "The brothers pay homage to a bush life in their place, called Mankorlod, a place spiritually focal to the Kardbam clan. Their stylised paintings depict the beauty and mystique of the plants, animals, ancestors and creator beings, totems and myths associated with Mankorlod. Both men are Kunwinjku speakers of Nawakaji skin. Bob was the formal authority to Mankorlod… The brothers’ oddly metaphysical images describe a rich monsoonal forest pocket: livistona palms, noisy fruit bats and birds, possums in the rock ledges, snakes and echidnas, long yams and fruit and, in the waters made sacred by the Rainbow Serpent, lilies, fish and freshwater prawns." A similarly-sized painting by the same artist sold at Sotheby's, London, in 2015 for approximately $3000: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/aboriginal-art-thomas-vroom-collection-l15321/lot.16.html Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011) All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #130018
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 01, 2018
20th C Signed Wanurr Namundja Aboriginal Bark Painting
Est: $1,800 - $2,700
Bob Wanur Namundja, also known as Wanurr Namundja (Australian, lived ca. 1922 to 2007), Mankorlod region of western Arnhem Land, ca. mid 20th century CE. Untitled bark painting. Signed on verso. Painted using natural earth pigments on a large strip of eucalyptus bark, this beautiful, colorful composition depicts a file snake (kedjebe, or Acrochrodus arafurae) with three eggs. The animal's body curves upward, forming a U-shape with the head perpendicular at the top of one side, the long tongue outstretched. The head and tail are mainly white, while the rest of the body is segmented, with thin, dense diagonal lines of yellow and dark red over a white background in each of the nine segments. The three eggs are white, divided in half by a band of yellow with red borders, and with two red X's, one on top and one on bottom of the band. All painted on a dark red background, with the white body of the snake in sharp contrast. Size: 9.25" W x 24.45" H (23.5 cm x 62.1 cm) The kedjebe is a freshwater snake, found living in rivers, creeks, and billabongs (oxbow lakes), where it will burrow down into the mud. In the area where the artist was from, people wade out into the water during the dry season and reach into the mud to catch these non-venomous snakes. In the past, they would then kill them by taking the head in the mouth, biting it, and breaking the animal's neck. This painting was done in the age-old style of West Arnhem Land, which is part of the oldest continuous tradition of painting (from rock art to bark) known in the world. The colors are created from the ocher that is naturally occurring in the region. The artist, alongside his brother, was featured in the exhibition "The Art of Two Brothers: Bob Wanur Namundja and Don Nakadilinj Namundja" at the Cross Art Projects in Sydney, Australia in late 2005. The curator, Andrew Blake, wrote, "The brothers pay homage to a bush life in their place, called Mankorlod, a place spiritually focal to the Kardbam clan. Their stylised paintings depict the beauty and mystique of the plants, animals, ancestors and creator beings, totems and myths associated with Mankorlod. Both men are Kunwinjku speakers of Nawakaji skin. Bob was the formal authority to Mankorlod The brothers oddly metaphysical images describe a rich monsoonal forest pocket: livistona palms, noisy fruit bats and birds, possums in the rock ledges, snakes and echidnas, long yams and fruit and, in the waters made sacred by the Rainbow Serpent, lilies, fish and freshwater prawns." A similarly-sized painting by the same artist sold at Sotheby's, London, in 2015 for approximately $3000: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/aboriginal-art-thomas-vroom-collection-l15321/lot.16.html Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011) All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #130004
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 18, 2018
20th C Signed Wanurr Namundja Aboriginal Painting
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bob Wanur Namundja, also known as Wanurr Namundja (Australian, from the Gardbam Clan, lived ca. 1922 to 2007), Mankorlod region of western Arnhem Land, ca. mid 20th century CE. A striking painting, made on a large sheet of eucalyptus bark with mineral pigments, depicting a rock python, its body coiled around four eggs. The body is segmented, each segment striped, as are the eggs. This painting was done in the age-old style of West Arnhem Land, which is part of the oldest continuous tradition of painting (from rock art to bark) known in the world. The colors are created from the ocher that is naturally occurring in the region. The body of the python recalls the Rainbow Serpent, an important part of the Dreamtime mythology of Aboriginal Australians. Size: 12.5" W x 31.65" H (31.8 cm x 80.4 cm) The artist, alongside his brother, was featured in the exhibition "The Art of Two Brothers: Bob Wanur Namundja and Don Nakadilinj Namundja" at the Cross Art Projects in Sydney, Australia in late 2005. The curator, Andrew Blake, wrote, "The brothers pay homage to a bush life in their place, called Mankorlod, a place spiritually focal to the Kardbam clan. Their stylised paintings depict the beauty and mystique of the plants, animals, ancestors and creator beings, totems and myths associated with Mankorlod. Both men are Kunwinjku speakers of Nawakaji skin. Bob was the formal authority to Mankorlod The brothers oddly metaphysical images describe a rich monsoonal forest pocket: livistona palms, noisy fruit bats and birds, possums in the rock ledges, snakes and echidnas, long yams and fruit and, in the waters made sacred by the Rainbow Serpent, lilies, fish and freshwater prawns." A similarly-sized painting by the same artist sold at Sotheby's, London, in 2015 for approximately $3000: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/aboriginal-art-thomas-vroom-collection-l15321/lot.16.html Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011) All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #130018
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 10, 2015
WANURR NAMUNDJA (“BOB”) CIRCA 1928-2007 | Namarnde Frolicking
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Sotheby's
Jun. 10, 2015
WANURR NAMUNDJA (“BOB”) CIRCA 1922-2007 | Namarnde
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2015
Bob Namundja Sans titre, 1994 Pigments naturels sur écorce d'euca
Est: €300 - €400
Bob Namundja Sans titre, 1994 Pigments naturels sur écorce d'eucalyptus - 90 x 20 cm Groupe Kunwinjku - Oenpelli - Terre d’Arnhem Occidentale
Millon & Associes
Jun. 15, 2011
Bob Namundja Bream Ngalyod, Fish natural earth
Est: $400 - $600
Bob Namundja Bream Ngalyod, Fish natural earth pigments on paper 42 x 30 cm
Mossgreen Auctions
Dec. 07, 2010
NAMUNDJA WANNURR BOB (MANGKORLOD (circa 1933 - 2004) LIGHTNING MEN WITH FIGHTING STICK Peinture à l'ocre sur écorce
Est: €900 - €1,500
NAMUNDJA WANNURR BOB (MANGKORLOD (circa 1933 - 2004) LIGHTNING MEN WITH FIGHTING STICK Peinture à l'ocre sur écorce h: 77 w: 47,50 cm Provenance : Onepelli, West Arnhemland Boomerang Gallery, Amsterdam Collection particulière, Pays-Bas Commentaire : Un certificat de Boomerang Gallery sera remis à l'acquéreur
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