Tunga
Brazilian · 1952–2016 · Sculptor
Antonio José de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourão, known professionally as Tunga, was a Brazilian sculptor and performance artist. Tunga was born in Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
BraidsPhillips · £88,900≈ $116,192≈ €103,910Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $68,750≈ £55,314≈ €64,755Sign up to see
Steel pod #6Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · CHF 48,000≈ $58,680≈ £43,664≈ €51,124Sign up to see
Tunga’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
5
of 27 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
19%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
66 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 7 | 1 | 14% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 1 | 25% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 1 | 33% | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 13 | 2 | 15% | $63.7kSign up | $63.7kSign up | $68.8kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 1 | 25% | $116kSign up | $116kSign up | $116kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.