Yinarupa Nangala Auction Prices and Value Guide

Yinarupa Nangala auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 241 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Yinarupa Nangala auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Yinarupa Nangala
Source records
241
Market update
2026-02-16

Yinarupa Nangala market snapshot

Yinarupa Nangala shows deep auction liquidity with 171 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-26.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (65.1% · 54 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (33.7% · 28 sales)
  • $10,000+ (1.2% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$475
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-26

Artist context

About Yinarupa Nangala

Born

1955

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Yinarupa Gibson Nangala

Yinarupa Nangala is identified by public authority records as an Australian Pintupi artist associated with Western Australia. Those records agree on her identity and cultural affiliation but disagree on her birth year: Wikidata gives 1955, while the National Library of Australia heading represented in VIAF says approximately 1961. That difference remains an identity-research question rather than a settled fact. The collected biography places her in relation to the Kiwirrkurra community and reports work in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, and National Gallery of Victoria. VIAF also associates her name with a work titled Kanaputa. Collectors may encounter Nangala through Australian Indigenous art sales and artist-name auction searches, including records matched to the variant Yinarupa Gibson Nangala. The available sources support her Pintupi identity and auction presence, but they do not establish a specific movement, recurring subject vocabulary, or documented working method.

Common works and media

The collected source pack does not establish a definitive list of Nangala's usual media, subjects, or series. Appraisily's auction index groups matched records under broad categories including paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions, but these labels should be verified against individual lot descriptions before describing them as characteristic. VIAF identifies Kanaputa as a work associated with the artist. For appraisal purposes, record the object's actual support, materials, dimensions, inscriptions, condition, provenance, and subject before selecting comparable sales.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin with closely comparable public sales rather than the artist-wide headline range. Relevant comparisons should align in medium, dimensions, date, condition, subject, provenance, and attribution confidence. Signatures, inscriptions, restoration, exhibition history, catalogue references, and any edition information also require verification. Appraisily's matched auction data indicates a continuing public-market record, but the available category labels are broad and do not prove that every listed work type is characteristic of Nangala's practice. Auction results may omit private transactions and may differ in their treatment of fees or buyer premiums. A defensible valuation therefore depends on examining the individual object and comparing it with documented lots that are genuinely similar.

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 placement 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. Recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Broad category labels should not be treated as proof that the artist worked in every medium listed.
  • Reported prices may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions where possible.

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 Yinarupa Nangala

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Yinarupa Nangala 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 Yinarupa Nangala artwork?

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