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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2 works by Tunga with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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).
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- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$60,000–80,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$14,000–18,000
Also offered, result not published (66)
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Tunga works on paper (7)Tunga watercolors (4)Tunga prints (3)Tunga sculpture (13)