A passionate engagement Marie Geissler on collecting Australian Aboriginal art Aboriginal art is richly rewarding for the collector. Described by renowned Australian art critic, Robert Hughes, as belonging to ‘the world’s last great art movement’, collectors of art from this extraordinary ancient but vibrant living culture have, in recent years, fuelled a boom in sales. Prices at auction have skyrocketed, and those who entered the market early have enjoyed great returns on their investments. In 2006, Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s Earth’s Creation achieved a record of AUS ,056,000 at auction; the first million dollar plus sale at a Lawson-Menzies auction. Last year, Clifford Possum’s epic Warlugulong was sold at Sotheby’s to the National Gallery of Australia for AUS .4 million.Swept along by the wave of this success, and the expectations of rich rewards from investing in Aboriginal art, art
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