# Turkey Tolson  Tjupurrula - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-07T16:04:34.620Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 15
- Lots with prices: 11
- First auction date: 2020-06-23
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-06
- Median realised price: $1,200
- Price range: $450 to $24,000

## Market Takeaway
Turkey Tolson  Tjupurrula shows thin auction liquidity with 11 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $450 and $1,200.
- 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: 62.5% (5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37.5% (3 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $800
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-06
- Days since latest sale: 104
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 6 lots
- Cooee Art: 4 lots
- Ozbid Auctions: 2 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 1 lots
- Gibson's: 1 lots
- Sotheby's: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-06 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1938\-2001\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Five Stories 1984 synthetic polymer paint on linen 151.3 x 59.2cm | Leonard Joel | A$2,000
2. 2025-10-21 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1938\-2001\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Five Stories 1984 synthetic polymer paint on linen 151.3 x 59.2cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
3. 2025-07-24 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1942\-2001\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Untitled 1993 screenprint, ed. A/P 40 x 60cm \(image\), 56.5 x 76cm \(... | Leonard Joel | A$600
4. 2025-07-24 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1942\-2001\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Untitled 1992 screenprint, ed. A/P 1/2 30 x 45cm \(image\), 38 x 54.5... | Leonard Joel | A$450
5. 2025-07-24 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1942\-2001\) \(Language group: Pintupi\) Untitled 1994 screenprint, ed. A/P 60.5 x 35.5cm \(image\), 76 x 56cm... | Leonard Joel | A$500
6. 2025-05-20 | Straightening the Spears at Ilyingaungau | Sotheby's | N/A
7. 2025-03-26 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA, STRAIGHTENING SPEARS, 2000 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A
8. 2024-07-23 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(1938\-2001\), Tingari & Spear Straightening | Gibson's | A$1,200
9. 2024-05-19 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1942\-2001\)"Spear Straightening & Tingari"Acrylic on canvas.Painted in 1994.Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.Image: 76cm x 125cm  | Ozbid Auctions | A$450
10. 2024-05-19 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1942\-2001\)"Spear Straightening"Acrylic on linen.Painted in 1999Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.Artwork is stretched and ready to hang.60cm x 112cm  | Ozbid Auctions | A$800
11. 2024-03-05 | Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula \- Spear Ceremony, 1998 | Cooee Art | A$3,200
12. 2023-11-08 | Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula \- Spear Straightening, 1997 | Cooee Art | A$22,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-turkey-tolson-tjupurrula-spear-straightening-1997-46-c-92d48bab71
13. 2021-08-31 | TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA \(c.1938\-2001\) Straightening Spears 1999 synthetic polymer paint on linen | Leonard Joel | A$24,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-turkey-tolson-tjupurrula-c-1938-2001-straightening-spears-1999-synthetic-polymer-paint-on-linen-57-c-ce44cbfab5
14. 2020-10-20 | Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula \- Men’s Initiation Ceremony , 1982 | Cooee Art | A$4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-turkey-tolson-tjupurrula-mena-s-initiation-ceremony-1982-21-c-9484b278c0
15. 2020-06-23 | Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula \- Untitled | Cooee Art | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-turkey-tolson-tjupurrula-untitled-46-c-8f9468f8c0

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