Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 183 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri auction prices: quick answer

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri
Source records
183
Market update
2026-02-16

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri market snapshot

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri shows solid auction liquidity with 109 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (21.8% · 12 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (54.5% · 30 sales)
  • $10,000+ (23.6% · 13 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-30

Artist context

About Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri

Born

1927

Died

1998

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Mick

Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri was an Australian artist associated with Western Desert painting. Public authority records consistently place his death in 1998, although they differ on whether he was born in 1926 or approximately 1927. VIAF connects his identity with works titled around Dreaming narratives, animals, caves, rockholes, sandhills, and named Western Desert locations. Those records point to a practice grounded in place and culturally specific subjects, while the available source pack does not provide enough institutional detail for a fuller chronology. Collectors encounter his name through paintings and public auction records, as well as through bibliographic references to individual works and a publication devoted to the artist. Because catalogues may invert or vary personal names, the authority form “Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Mick” can help distinguish relevant records during provenance and catalogue research.

Western Desert artPaintingDreaming narratives and named ancestral placesRockholes, sandhills, caves, animals, and Western Desert locations

Common works and media

Painting is the best-supported core medium in the collected sources. VIAF-linked titles refer to Dreaming subjects, bandicoot and goanna imagery, caves, rockholes, sandhills, concentric-circle compositions, and named places including Mintjarrpi, Kutju, Marnpi, and Mount Liebig. Appraisily's auction taxonomy also includes works on paper and prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions, but those broader classifications have not been independently confirmed by a museum or artist foundation in this source pack. Each object should therefore be assessed from its catalogue description, materials, dimensions, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution rather than from category labels alone.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public auction index places Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri primarily within fine art and painting while also assigning some records to broader categories such as works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions. These labels should be verified against each lot rather than treated as definitive descriptions. A useful appraisal comparison considers medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, inscriptions, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references. Comparable sales are most informative when the works share these characteristics and similar subject matter. Public results remain incomplete evidence: private transactions may be absent, auction feeds can omit records, and reported totals may use different treatments of buyer premiums and fees.

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, creation 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 similar in medium, size, date, condition, and subject

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are an appraisal starting point rather than a final valuation; private sales and incomplete feeds may not be represented (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/mick-namarari-tjapaltjarri/).
  • Reported auction totals may include buyer premiums or other fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/mick-namarari-tjapaltjarri/).
  • The page's broad auction categories require lot-level verification and should not alone establish an object's medium, authorship, or edition status (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/mick-namarari-tjapaltjarri/).

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 Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri

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Artist value FAQ

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