Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri: career timeline
Australian · 1932–2002 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 33 of 38 lots (86% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 4 | 2 | $93.8kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 18 | 11 | $11.6kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 7 | 4 | $4.7kSign up | Acrylic |
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1960s 1 work
1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $93.8kSign up
- Average
- $93.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 21 in (61 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (3), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Eagle dreaming$4.8kSign up
1971 (Possum Dreaming) c1971Unsold
1972 Rain Dreaming Dance (1972)$183kSign up
c. 1976 Warlukurlangu (1976-1977)Unsold
1990s 18 works
- Sold
- 11 of 18
- Median
- $11.6kSign up
- Average
- $20kSign up
- Typical size
- 50.5 × 37 in (128 × 94 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (11), Other (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1991 Wildflowers at Yabbierangu 1991$11.6kSign up
1992 Water Dreaming$4.7kSign up
1992 Red Ochre Dreaming 1992Unsold
1992 Parente 1992$17.5kSign up
1992 Red Ochre Dreaming 1992Unsold
1993 Ngarlu (Love Story) 1993$32.9kSign up
1994 Napperby Dreaming$5.1kSign up
1994 Bush Turkey Dreaming$6.1kSign up
1994 Bush Tucker Dreaming 1994Unsold
1994 Bush Tucker Dreaming 1994Unsold
1996 Untitled$1.6kSign up · sold 2×
1996 Corkwood Dreaming 1996Unsold
Show 6 more (1990s)
1996 A didgeridoo painted with classic imagery$2.5kSign up
1998 Tjungurrayi and Tjapaltjarri Dreaming 1998$41.5kSign up · sold 2×
1998 Mt Wedge - Tingarri School for Young Men 1998Unsold
1999 Fish and Honey Dreaming 1999$12kSign up
1999 Men's Initiation, Spider Dreaming 1999$84.1kSign up · sold 2×
1999 Two Jungala at Warukalong 1999Unsold
2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 4 of 7
- Median
- $4.7kSign up
- Average
- $5.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 79 × 48 in (201 × 122 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (6), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
2000 Frog DreamingUnsold
2000 Lightning DreamingUnsold
2000 Untitled (Love Story)$5.2kSign up
2000 Perentie Dreaming$7kSign up
2000 Two Jungalas$4.3kSign up
2000 Womans Dreaming$4.3kSign up
2000 Warri Warri - Mount Allan Station 2000Unsold
Creation date not recorded
5 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 49.5 × 66 in (126 × 168 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2009 Kapatuta DreamingUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 44.5 × 31 in (114 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 Untitled$2.7kSign up
sold 2021 Bush Tucker - Sand Hill Country$4.9kSign up
sold 2021 My Father Dreaming$7.5kSign up
sold 2026 Bushfire Dreaming$5.3kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri auction results →