Rover Thomas
Australian · 1926–1998 · Painter
Rover Thomas Joolama, commonly known as simply Rover Thomas, was a Wangkajunga and Kukatja Aboriginal Australian artist. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Bungullgi 1989Menzies · A$528,000≈ $368,972≈ £252,720≈ €273,434Sign up to see
Mount House 1995Menzies · A$366,000≈ $320,038≈ £194,706≈ €216,490Sign up to see
Bungullgi 1989Menzies · A$380,455≈ $294,495≈ £187,266≈ €262,801Sign up to see
Rover Thomas’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
26
of 34 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
76%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 21 | 16 | 76% | $101kSign up | $25.1kSign up | $369kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $168kSign up | $168kSign up | $320kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 1 | 50% | $664Sign up | $664Sign up | $664Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $664Sign up | $664Sign up | $664Sign up |
| Other | 10 | 9 | 90% | $89.3kSign up | $47.9kSign up | $273kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.