Reko Rennie Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Reko Rennie Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
REKO RENNIE, NO SLEEP TILL DREAMTIME #15, 2014
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
REKO RENNIE 1974- NO SLEEP TILL DREAMTIME #15, 2014 hand pressed foil and ink on board 70 x 70 x 4 cm; 120.5 x 101.5 x 6 cm (framed) PROVENANCE BlackArtsProjects, Vic Chalk Horse Gallery, NSW Private Collection, WA EXHIBITED Reko Rennie: No Sleep Till Dreamtime. BlackArtsProjects in association with Chalk Horse Gallery, Sydney, NSW 26 June - 12 July 2014, ©Reko Rennie / GuestWork Agency, 2024 Reko Rennie is a Kamilaroi artist based in Melbourne whose works explore issues of the Aboriginal identity within an urban environment. His commanding works are largely biographical and combine the iconography of his Kamilaroi heritage with stylistic elements of graffiti and street art. Rennie grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne and has strong family connections to Kamilaroi country in northern New South Wales. He has had no formal training, but has refined his skills through years of work as a graffiti artist. Rennie employs a variety of mediums and forms from spray painted installations, to neon signage, cast metal sculptures and prints on paper. He is most recognised for his large scale site-specific works with his trademark use of the repeated diamond pattern in hard-edge form and in the brilliant colours synonymous with street art. "These diamond forms are drawn from the dendroglyphs (carved trees) found in Kamilaroi country. ''No Sleep Till Dreamtime' takes its cue from the Beastie Boys single 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn', released on their album 'Licensed to Ill' in 1986. As an urban Indigenous Australian, my work often references the hip-hop and graffiti subcultures that were influential on my artistic practice in my formative years. In this work I have merged traditional Kamilaroi diamond-shaped designs, hand drawn symbols and repetitive patterning to subvert romantic ideologies of Aboriginal identity." Reko Rennie, 2014 This piece is a fine example of an Australian Aboriginal artwork.
Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art)
Mar. 19, 2024
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Green Aborigine Stamp 2012 synthetic polymer paint on linen 101 x 84cm
Est: $15,000 - $18,000
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Green Aborigine Stamp 2012 synthetic polymer paint on linen 101 x 84cm PROVENANCE: Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne 2013 (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 9 May 2022, lot 9 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: SCOPE Art Fair, New York, March 2012 King and Country, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 13 November - 14 December 2013 LITERATURE: Connolly, E., Rennie Breaks New Ground, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 6 March 2012: "One of his works, titled Aborigine and made with stencils, was inspired by a stamp from the 1950s, which depicted a traditional Aboriginal man. About 100 million of these stamps were circulated around the world at a time when Aborigines were not recognised as citizens of Australia, he says. 'It's such a beautiful image which was exported around the world, advertising this kitschy Australia with its Aboriginal people but at the same time we did not have citizenship'." OTHER NOTES: © Reko Rennie
Leonard Joel
Nov. 29, 2023
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Kamilaroi language group, (Ab) Original (Blue Coat of Arms) 2009
Est: $16,000 - $20,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 Kamilaroi language group (Ab) Original (Blue Coat of Arms) 2009 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 84.0 x 122.0 cm
Menzies
Oct. 24, 2023
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Nguwa Relentless 2021 synthetic polymer paint on pink mirrored acrylic 150 x 120cm
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Nguwa Relentless 2021 synthetic polymer paint on pink mirrored acrylic signed, titled and dated on stretcher bar verso: NGUWA - HERE - REKO 2021 150 x 120cm PROVENANCE: Station Gallery, Melbourne 2021 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Reko Rennie, Relentless, Station Gallery, Melbourne, 30 October – 27 November 2021 OTHER NOTES: © Reko Rennie
Leonard Joel
Jun. 20, 2023
Reko Rennie - (Ab)Original (Blue Coat of Arms), 2009
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie’s art can be interpreted as a key to understanding the history, politics, the tensions experienced by urban Aboriginal people in contemporary society through artworks that explore the legacies of colonisation, land rights, deaths in custody and identity politics. Having discovered graffiti culture in the late 1980s Rennie went on to develop an artistic repertoire based upon Indigenous symbolism, native animals and flora, and the integration of personal and national insignia. The Australian coat of arms features a kangaroo and an emu, both Australian national symbols. Seen in the light of Australia’s harsh environment and significant encroachments on their habitat, they symbolise Aboriginal survival and invincibility. The image of the Urban Aboriginal with his spear poised for release can be read as a powerful sign of resistance and an embrace of one’s own culture. In this graphic image, the coat of arms evokes the crafted silver filigree on decorative colonial pieces such as those which incorporated etched emu eggs and quasi-(Ab)original motifs.
Cooee Art
May. 15, 2023
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Yes (Celebrating 40 Years Since the Yes Vote in the 1967 Referendum) 2017 synthetic polymer paint with aeros...
Est: $16,000 - $18,000
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Yes (Celebrating 40 Years Since the Yes Vote in the 1967 Referendum) 2017 synthetic polymer paint with aerosol on canvas 120.5 x 120cm PROVENANCE: Kronenberg Wright Artists Projects, Sydney 2017 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: YES, Kronenberg Wright Artists Projects, Sydney, 27 April - 20 May 2017 OTHER NOTES: "In 1967 a Federal referendum was held asking Australians whether two references in the constitution which discriminated against Aboriginal people should be removed. One of the references slated for change stated that ‘in reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth, or of a State or other part of the Commonwealth, aboriginal (sic) natives should not be counted.' 90.77% of respondents voted for change – the highest YES vote ever recorded in a Federal referendum. The YES font featured in my work was used in advertising and promotional material prior to the referendum during a period when momentum for political change within Indigenous affairs was growing. Fifty years on from the 1967 referendum, this country and its Government still have a long way to go in recognising and restoring the rights of the traditional owners of this land" (The Artist, 2017) © Reko Rennie
Leonard Joel
Mar. 29, 2023
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Kamilaroi language group, Bora 2010
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 Kamilaroi language group Bora 2010 synthetic polymer paint and spraypaint on canvas 245.0 x 105.0 cm
Menzies
May. 17, 2022
REKO RENNIE, UNTITLED (BLUE),
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 UNTITLED (BLUE) synthetic polymer paint on canvas 84.0 cm x 122.0 cm PROVENANCE Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above © courtesy the artist and STATION, Melbourne This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 09, 2022
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Green Aborigine Stamp 2012 synthetic polymer paint on linen
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
REKO RENNIE (born 1974) Green Aborigine Stamp 2012 synthetic polymer paint on linen 101 x 84cm PROVENANCE: Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne 2013 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: SCOPE Art Fair, New York, March 2012 King and Country, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 13 November - 14 December 2013 LITERATURE: Connolly, E., Rennie Breaks New Ground, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 6 March 2012: "One of his works, titled Aborigine and made with stencils, was inspired by a stamp from the 1950s, which depicted a traditional Aboriginal man. About 100 million of these stamps were circulated around the world at a time when Aborigines were not recognised as citizens of Australia, he says. "It's such a beautiful image which was exported around the world, advertising this kitschy Australia with its Aboriginal people but at the same time we did not have citizenship." OTHER NOTES: © Reko Rennie
Leonard Joel
Apr. 06, 2022
§ REKO RENNIE (born 1974) I WAS ALWAYS HERE 2016 archival pigment print, edition of 5
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
§ REKO RENNIE (born 1974) I WAS ALWAYS HERE 2016 archival pigment print, edition of 5 29.5 x 35.5cm PROVENANCE: Bus Projects, Collingwood 2016 Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Nov. 10, 2021
REKO RENNIE, UNTITLED (ORANGE)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 UNTITLED (ORANGE) synthetic polymer paint on linen 83.5 x 122.0 cm PROVENANCE Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne RELATED WORK Remember Me, 2012, temporary installation at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, 10 February – 1 April 2012 © courtesy the artist and STATION, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 10, 2021
REKO RENNIE, UNTITLED (RED), 2012
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 UNTITLED (RED), 2012 synthetic polymer paint on linen 100.5 x 84.5 cm signed and dated verso: REKO / ..2012.. PROVENANCE Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne © courtesy the artist and STATION, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Jul. 28, 2021
§ REKO RENNIE (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi people, born 1974) Message Stick 2013 etching, aquatint and relief roll ed. 18/25
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
§ REKO RENNIE (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi people, born 1974) Message Stick 2013 etching, aquatint and relief roll ed. 18/25 editioned, titled, signed and dated in pencil below image 44 x 34cm OTHER NOTES: RELATED WORK: Message Stick (Green), hand-pressed metallic textile foil, screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen, 140 x 120cm, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
Leonard Joel
Jun. 28, 2021
§ REKO RENNIE (born 1974) No Sleep Till Dreamtime #18 2014 mixed media on board
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
§ REKO RENNIE (born 1974) No Sleep Till Dreamtime #18 2014 mixed media on board certificate of authenticity from Black Art Projects attached verso 70 x 70cm PROVENANCE: Chalk Horse, Sydney 2014 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: No Sleep Till Dreamtime, Chalk Horse, Sydney, 26 June - 12 July 2014, cat. no. 18 OTHER NOTES: © Reko Rennie
Leonard Joel
Jun. 24, 2021
Paul Ryan - Drinks Tray
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Paul Ryan - Drinks Tray
Cooee Art
Nov. 18, 2020
§ REKO RENNIE (born 1974) I WAS ALWAYS HERE 2016 archival pigment print 1/5
Est: $600 - $800
§ REKO RENNIE (born 1974) I WAS ALWAYS HERE 2016 archival pigment print 1/5 signed, editioned and dated below image 30 x 36cm, frame size: 53 x 57cm
Leonard Joel
May. 05, 2020
REKO RENNIE (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi people, born 1974) Message Stick 2011 hand pressed metallic textile foil, screenprint and...
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
REKO RENNIE (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi people, born 1974) Message Stick 2011 hand pressed metallic textile foil, screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on Begian linen 140 x 140cm OTHER NOTES: Related Work: Message Stick (Green), 2011, hand-pressed metallic textile foil, screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen,150 x 150cm, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra © Reko Rennie
Leonard Joel
Feb. 27, 2020
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Bora (Big Red Blue) 2009
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Bora (Big Red Blue) 2009 synthetic polymer paint on linen 244.0 x 101.5 cm
Menzies
Feb. 27, 2020
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Bora (Big Red Fuschia) 2009
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Bora (Big Red Fuschia) 2009 synthetic polymer paint on linen 244.0 x 101.5 cm
Menzies
Nov. 27, 2019
REKO RENNIE, born 1974, ROYAL FLAG II, 2017, 24 carat gold-plated aluminium
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 ROYAL FLAG II, 2017 24 carat gold-plated aluminium DIMENSIONS: 99.0 x 139.0 x 4.0 cm PROVENANCE: Blackartprojects, Melbourne The Mainland Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2017 RELATED WORK: Royal Flag, 2013, 24 carat gold-plated aluminium, 99.0 x 139.0 x 4.0 cm, in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Reko Rennie lives and works in Melbourne SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2018 ALWAYS, Kronenberg Mais, Sydney Contemporary 2018, Carriageworks, Sydney 2017 Personal Structures, 57th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy 2016 XIII Bienale de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador 2016 Sovereignty, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne 2016 Jogja Calling, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney 2015 Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide 2015 Murruwaygu, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2015 Monster Pop!, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin 2014 Warriors Come Out To Play, Cemeti Art House, Yogjakarta, Indonesia 2014 No Sleep Til Dreamtime, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2013 Melbourne Now, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 2013 Vivid Memories – An Aboriginal Art History, Musée d’Acquitaine, Bordeaux, France 2012 Archibald Prize Finalist, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2012 OA NDN, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts collaboration with Frank Buffalo Hyde, Santa Fe, USA 2012 Reko Rennie, Scope Art Fair, diane tanzer gallery + projects, New York, USA 2011 Patternation, curated by Stephen Gilchrist (NGV), Kluge-Ruhe Institute, Virginia, USA 2010 Bingo Night in the Promised Land, New Image Gallery, Los Angeles, USA 2010 Bora, LeMUR Association, Paris, France SELECTED LITERATURE Caisley, O., ‘Armed with history’, The Australian, 15 September 2018 Cuthbertson, D., & McManus, J., ‘A gold Rolls-Royce, the outback and a childhood stolen’, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 2017 Colour Theory: Reko Rennie, season 1, episode 5, SBS Alessi, V., ‘Wearing his Crown: The Work of Reko Rennie’, Art and Australia, Art & Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney, vol. 52, no.1 ,2014 ‘Reko Rennie’, Artist Profile, Artlink Online, March 2014 Harvey, J.L., ‘Rekospective’, Artlink, Indigenous Issue, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013 Cooke, D., ‘Reko Rennie: Aboriginal artist spreads his wings’, The Age, Melbourne, 15 November 2013 SELECTED COLLECTIONS Artbank, Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Kluge-Ruhe Institute, University of Virginia, USA Koorie Heritage Trust Lyon Housemuseum, Melbourne National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne New Contemporary Art Museum, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China RMIT University, Melbourne Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, Perth REPRESENTED BY STATION Gallery, Melbourne and Sydney Kronenberg Mais Wright, Sydney
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 23, 2016
REKO RENNIE born 1974, Black Diamond (Orange) 2013
Est: $3,500 - $5,000
REKO RENNIE born 1974 , Black Diamond (Orange), 2013 synthetic polymer paint and ink on canvas, 101.0 x 100.0 cm,
Menzies
Aug. 26, 2015
REKO RENNIE, born 1974, MESSAGE STICK, 2011, hand-pressed metallic textile foil, screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
REKO RENNIE, born 1974, MESSAGE STICK, 2011, hand-pressed metallic textile foil, screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen DIMENSIONS: 140.0 x 140.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett