Gloria Petyarre Auction Prices and Value Guide

Gloria Petyarre auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 3,088 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Gloria Petyarre auction prices: quick answer

Gloria Petyarre auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Gloria Petyarre
Source records
3,088
Market update
2026-02-16

Gloria Petyarre market snapshot

Gloria Petyarre shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,370 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-25.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (61.8% · 768 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (37.3% · 463 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.9% · 11 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
21
Median shift vs prior year
+36.4%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-25

Artist context

About Gloria Petyarre

Gloria Petyarre portrait
Ajasonk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Born

1942

Died

2021

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Gloria Pitjara, Gloria Tamerre Petyarre

Gloria Petyarre was an Indigenous Australian artist associated with the Anmatyerre community and Utopia in Australia's Northern Territory. Public authority records generally place her life around 1942–2021, although her reported birth year varies among catalogues. She is also identified under the spelling Gloria Pitjara, while auction records may include additional name variants. Petyarre belongs to the broader context of Australian Aboriginal art, and collectors frequently encounter her name in connection with the Bush Medicine group of works. Her substantial presence in public auction data means that paintings and other attributed works appear across many sale dates, sizes, and price levels. Correct identity matching is particularly important because variant spellings, incomplete catalogue descriptions, and differing attribution language can affect which records belong to her market. Institutional and authority identifiers help distinguish her work and biography from those of other artists who share the Petyarre family name.

Australian Aboriginal artPainting

Common works and media

Auction catalogues associated with Gloria Petyarre include fine-art paintings, works on paper and prints, mixed-media objects, and editions, although the collected market categories are broad and should not be assumed to describe every authenticated work. Her Bush Medicine work group is an important identity and catalogue-search term. For appraisal, the physical medium, support, dimensions, inscriptions, provenance, condition, and any edition details should be documented from the object itself rather than inferred from its imagery or title.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin with comparable public sales that match the object's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and attribution status. For Gloria Petyarre, provenance, inscriptions, signatures, exhibition history, catalogue references, restoration, and surface quality can all affect how closely one lot compares with another. Edition information should also be checked when applicable. Auction results may use variant forms of her name, so identity matching requires care, particularly where catalogue descriptions are brief. Reported prices may follow different fee conventions, and public records do not capture every private transaction. A defensible valuation therefore weighs several closely comparable lots instead of treating an artist-wide median or observed price range as a prediction for an individual work.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works with similar characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are appraisal starting points rather than conclusive valuations.
  • Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented.
  • Authentication, attribution, condition, fees, and reporting conventions can materially affect comparisons.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Gloria Petyarre

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Gloria Petyarre worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Gloria Petyarre artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.