Fine Australian Aboriginal Art Auction
Tuesday 5th of May 2026 | 6pm
Gala Preview
30th April 2026 | 6pm
Auction Viewing
30th April – 5th May 2026 | 10-5pm
Location
31 Lamrock Ave, Bondi Beach
Newstead Art’s third Sydney Indigenous Fine Art Auction will be held on May 5th, 2026 in association with Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers including the ‘Bangalay’ Collection and a regionally diverse selection of Australian indigenous sculptures, barks, and paintings on canvas created between the 1950s and the second decade of the 21st Century. This offering reaches across the full breadth of Australian First Nations art: from the Western Desert to northeast Arnhem Land, from the Kimberley to the Tiwi Islands, and from bark paintings acquired directly from their makers in the field in 1960, to works completed this decade. Live bidding via Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers and Invaluable.
Our specialists can be contacted by email, phone or WhatsApp:
Adrian Newstead – Senior Specialist | adrian@newsteadart.com +61 412126645
James Elmslie – Specialist and Auction Administrator | auctions@newsteadart.com +61 407913870
Lot 1
MILLIE SKEEN NAMPITJIN
(c. 1932 – 1997)
Nundginurra, Great Sandy Desert, 1995
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 90 x 60 cm
Est. AUD $5,000 – $7,000
Lot 2
WIMMITJI TJAPANGARTI
(c. 1924 – 1997)
Inulputja, near Jupiter Well, 1993
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 90 x 60 cm
Est. AUD $6,000 – $8,000
Lot 3
BILL WHISKEY TJAPALTJARRI
(c. 1920 - 2008)
Rock Holes and Country near the Olgas, 2007
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen, 91 x 46 cm
Est. AUD $7,000 – $9,000
Lot 4
PATSY ANGUBURRA LULPUNDA
(c. 1898 - 2000)
Three Dogs Anguburra, 2000
natural earth pigments on canvas, 65.5 x 72 cm
Est. AUD $12,000 – $18,000
Lot 5
ROVER JOOLAMA THOMAS
(c. 1926 – 1998)
Koonawarratji, 1995
natural earth pigments on Belgian linen, 90 x 60 cm
Est. AUD $18,000 – $25,000
Lot 6
SPIDER NAMIRRKI NABUNU
(1924 – 1973)
Kundaagi Kangaroo, c.1969
natural earth pigments on bark, 50 x 86 cm
Est. AUD $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 7
PETER MARRALWANGA
(1916 - 1987)
Echidna, c. 1979
natural earth pigments on bark, 49 x 57 cm
Est. AUD $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 8
JOHN MAWURNDJUL
(1952 – 2024)
Ngalyod — Rainbow Serpent, 1988
natural earth pigments on bark, 173 x 61 cm
Est. AUD $7,000 – $9,000
Lot 9
KAY LINDJUWANGA
(1957 – 2024)
Mardayin Design, 2004
natural earth pigments on bark, 159 x 39.5 cm
Est. AUD $4,000 – $6,000
Lot 10
OWEN YALANDJA
(born 1962)
Yawkyawk, 2003
Kurrajong (Brachychiton diversifolius) with ochre pigment and PVC fixative, 187 cm (length)
Est. AUD $2,500 – $3,500
Lot 11
JAMES IYUNA
(1959 – 2016)
Mimih Spirit, 2003
peanut tree (sterculia quadrifica) with ochre pigment and PVC fixative , 305 cm (length)
Est. AUD $1,500 – $2,500
Lot 12
TJUNGKARA KEN
(born 1969)
Seven Sisters, 2018
synthetic polymer paint on linen, 152.5 x 122 cm
Est. AUD $6,000 – $8,000
Lot 13
BARBARA WEIR
(1940 – 2023)
Grass Seed Dreaming, 2004
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 200 x 130 cm
Est. AUD $6,000 – $8,000
Lot 14
MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI
(c. 1924 – 2015)
Thundi, 2011
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 148 x 90 cm
Est. AUD $25,000 – $35,000
Lot 15
KUNMANARA (WAWIRIYA) BURTON
(c. 1928 – 2021)
Ngayuku Ngura (My Country), 2019
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen, 182 x 144 cm
Est. AUD $22,000 – $26,000
Lot 16
EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE
(c. 1915 – 1996)
Alhalkere, 1994
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 122 x 92 cm
Est. AUD $70,000 – $90,000
Lot 17
MINNIE PWERLE
(c. 1920 – 2006)
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, 2006
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 80 x 126 cm
Est. AUD $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 18
DINO WILSON
(born c. 1990)
Tiwi Murrakupuni, 2018
natural earth pigments on linen, polyptych, 90 x 90 cm (each)
Est. AUD $3,500 – $4,500
Lot 19
TARACARIJIMO FREDA WARLAPINNI
(c. 1928 – 2004)
Untitled, 1999
natural earth pigments on canvas, 119.5 x 84.5 cm
Est. AUD $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 20
CORNELIA TIPUAMANTUMIRRI
(c. 1929 – 2023)
Jilamara Design, 2015
natural earth pigments on Belgian linen, 86 x 55 cm
Est. AUD $4,000 – $6,000
Lot 21
TIMOTHY COOK
(born 1958)
Japarra, 2019
natural earth pigments on bark, 135 x 38 cm
Est. AUD $4,000 – $6,000
Lot 22
MAGGIE WATSON NAPANGARDI
(c. 1921 – 2004)
Nyalyipi, Bush Vine, 1996
synthetic polymer paint on linen, 130 x 108 cm
Est. AUD $18,000 – $25,000
Lot 23
YULYURLU LORNA FENCER NAPURRULA
(c. 1924 – 2006)
Yarla (Bush Potato), 2001
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 148 x 76 cm
Est. AUD $5,000 – $7,000
Lot 24
PATRICK MUNG MUNG
(born c. 1944)
Road to Loomoogoo Country, 2002
natural earth pigments on canvas, 90 x 120 cm
Est. AUD $5,000 – $7,000
Lot 25
LONG TOM TJAPANANGKA
(c. 1929 – 2006)
Untitled
synthetic polymer paint on linen, 50 x 101 cm
Est. AUD $2,000 – $4,000
Lot 26
LILY KARADADA
(c. 1921 – 2015)
Wandjina (Rain Spirit)
natural earth pigments on bark, 80 x 39 cm
Est. AUD $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 27
QUEENIE McKENZIE NAKARRA
(c. 1930 – 1998)
Carboyd Ranges - Texas Hills, 1993
natural earth pigments on canvas, 92 x 122 cm
Est. AUD $20,000 – $30,000
Lot 28
CHARLENE CARRINGTON
(born 1977)
Texas Downs, 2004
natural earth pigments on canvas, 120 x 90 cm
Est. AUD $1,500 – $2,500
Lot 29
ROVER JOOLAMA THOMAS
(c. 1926 – 1998)
My Hand, 1993
natural earth pigments on canvas, 90 x 60 cm;
Est. AUD $25,000 – $35,000
Lot 30
PADDY JAMINJI (JAMPIN)
(c. 1912 – 1996)
Hills of Bedford Station, c. 1982
natural earth pigments on plywood, 61 x 92 cm
Est. AUD $20,000 – $30,000
Lot 31
MAWUKURA (MULGRA) JIMMY NERRIMAH
(c. 1924 – 2013)
Untitled, 1994
synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, 90 x 60 cm
Est. AUD $2,500 – $3,500
Lot 32
QUEENIE McKENZIE NAKARRA
(c. 1930 – 1998)
Lissadell Station Country, 1995
natural earth pigments on canvas, 65 x 130 cm
Est. AUD $18,000 – $25,000
Lot 33
WALANGKURA NAPANANGKA I (UTA UTA'S WIFE)
(c. 1940 – 2010)
Untitled, 2004
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen, 153 x 91 cm
Est. AUD $5,000 – $7,000
Lot 34
DAVID MILAYBUMA
(c. 1938 – 1994)
Crocodile, 1975
natural earth pigments on bark, 103 x 33 cm
Est. AUD $1,600 – $2,400
Lot 35
DAVID MILAYBUMA
(c. 1938 – 1994)
Goanna and fish, 1975
natural earth pigments on bark, 77 x 30 cm
Est. AUD $1,400 – $1,800
