# George Ward Tjungurrayi - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:39:25.943Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 179
- Lots with prices: 77
- First auction date: 2004-10-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-26
- Median realised price: $1,400
- Price range: $90 to $48,000

## Market Takeaway
George Ward Tjungurrayi shows solid auction liquidity with 149 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-17.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $600 and $3,840.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 40.9% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.5% (32 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10.6% (7 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $1,187
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-17
- Days since latest sale: 32
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Ozbid Auctions: 52 lots
- Lawsons: 29 lots
- Leonard Joel: 26 lots
- Gibson's: 10 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 6 lots
- GAIA SAS: 5 lots
- Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers: 5 lots
- Amanda Addams Auctions: 4 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 4 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-26 | George Ward Tjungurrayi \(ca.1945\-2023\), TINGARI DREAMING, 2008 | Waddington's | CA$2,375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-ca-1945-2023-tingari-dreaming-2008-221-c-bb34a8b572
2. 2026-01-17 | George Ward Tjungurrayi \(c1940\-\) | Barsby Auctions | A$1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-c1940-234-c-ca9b743d03
3. 2025-07-24 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \(1945\-2023\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Untitled 2004 synthetic polymer paint on linen 106.5 x 28cm | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-1945-2023-language-group-pintupi-untitled-2004-synthetic-polymer-paint-on-linen-106-5-x-28cm-13-c-9fe4de2889
4. 2025-05-25 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \(BORN CIRCA 1945\), Untitled 2006 | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1945-untitled-2006-151-c-7194f59b31
5. 2025-03-27 | George Ward Tjungurrayi \(ca.1945\-2023\), LAKE MACDONALD \- GWTG0249 | Waddington's | CA$1,187 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-ca-1945-2023-lake-macdonald-gwtg0249-128-c-f4040f9be0
6. 2025-03-26 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI, UNTITLED, 2004 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-untitled-2004-28-c-67c46f78f6
7. 2025-01-02 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI, "Tingari", Acrylic on linen, 91cm x 64cm | Ozbid Auctions | A$900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-acrylic-on-linen-91cm-x-64cm-169-c-dfc43cabde
8. 2024-09-10 | George Ward Tjungurrayi \(born circa 1940\) Nyumpu, 2005 | Bonhams | A$10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1940-nyumpu-2005-47-c-8ef48c39aa
9. 2024-08-18 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \- TINGARI \- ACRYLIC ON CANVAS | GFL Fine Art | A$9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-acrylic-on-canvas-32-c-ec946a7ba2
10. 2024-07-28 | GEORGE TJUNGURRAYI \(HAIRBRUSH\), \(1943 \-\), Tingari, 2021, acrylic on canvas \(ready to hang\), 92 x 99.5 x 2 cm. \(36.2 x 39.1 x 0.7 in.\) | Lawsons | A$2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tjungurrayi-hairbrush-1943-tingari-2021-acrylic-on-canvas-ready-to-hang-92-x-99-5-x-2-cm-36-2-x-39-1-x-0-7-in-5091-c-96d4fdc9ed
11. 2024-07-23 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \(BORN CIRCA 1940\), Tingari | Gibson's | A$1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1940-tingari-71-c-4bb4796bf6
12. 2024-04-21 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \(BORN CIRCA 1940\), Tingari | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1940-tingari-227-c-68a414d8e6
13. 2024-03-10 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \- UNTITLED \- ACRYLIC ON CANVAS | GFL Fine Art | A$950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-untitled-acrylic-on-canvas-85-c-6c84d27923
14. 2023-12-04 | George Ward Tjungurrayi, , Tingari, Acrylic on canvas | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-acrylic-on-canvas-9060-c-3d243d8bcd
15. 2023-11-29 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI B.1940 | McKenzies Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-b-1940-68-c-6464160812
16. 2023-11-21 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \- TINGARI \- ACRYLIC ON CANVAS | GFL Fine Art | A$9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-acrylic-on-canvas-57-c-ba64b44a0f
17. 2023-10-29 | GEORGE TJUNGURRAYI \(BORN 1943\), Tingari 2019 | Gibson's | A$8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tjungurrayi-born-1943-tingari-2019-154-c-aef458b908
18. 2023-10-02 | George Ward Tjungurrayi, , Tingari, Acrylic on canvas | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-acrylic-on-canvas-9034-c-8d2484a8a8
19. 2023-08-28 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \(born c.1945\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Untitled 2004 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 91 x 106cm | Leonard Joel | A$6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-c-1945-language-group-pintupi-untitled-2004-synthetic-polymer-paint-on-canvas-91-x-106cm-43-c-31a42e69ab
20. 2023-06-04 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI "TINGARI" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$4,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-117-c-7294ff8b29
21. 2023-06-04 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI "TINGARI" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-tingari-14-c-366472e938
22. 2023-05-08 | GEORGE WARD TJUNGURRAYI \(BORN CIRCA 1940\), Kaakuratintja 2004 | Gibson's | A$9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1940-kaakuratintja-2004-34-c-72d4a8c916
23. 2023-05-08 | GEORGE TJUNGURRAYI \(BORN CIRCA 1943\), Tingari 2000 | Gibson's | A$2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1943-tingari-2000-14-c-a5f435abd4
24. 2023-04-04 | George Ward Tjungurrayi \(born circa 1940\) Untitled \[Designs associated with Kaakuratintja, \(Lake Macdonald\)\], 2004 | Bonhams | A$16,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-ward-tjungurrayi-born-circa-1940-untitled-designs-associated-with-kaakuratintja-lake-macdonald-2004-60-c-7f7478797c

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