Alexis Preller
South African · 1911–1975 · Painter
Alexis Preller was a South African painter. He trained at the Westminster School of Art from which he graduated in 1934 and later at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Still Life with Thangka and PomegranatesStrauss & Co · ZAR 7,502,880≈ $588,901≈ £456,123≈ €523,514Sign up to see
Adam and EveStrauss & Co · ZAR 8,648,800≈ $576,443≈ £425,544≈ €497,834Sign up to see
Head (Adapting Itself to the Unendurable)Strauss & Co · ZAR 7,055,600≈ $563,107≈ £420,638≈ €479,771Sign up to see
Alexis Preller’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
259
of 329 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 184 | 141 | 77% | $106kSign up | $47.3kSign up | $589kSign up |
| Oil | 180 | 138 | 77% | $107kSign up | $47.8kSign up | $589kSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 3 | 75% | $33.6kSign up | $19.3kSign up | $70kSign up |
| Works on paper | 139 | 115 | 83% | $1.4kSign up | $474Sign up | $23.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $10.6kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $23.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 113 | 92 | 81% | $1.1kSign up | $365Sign up | $11.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $454Sign up | $454Sign up | $514Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $454Sign up | $454Sign up | $514Sign up |
| Other | 4 | 1 | 25% | $319Sign up | $319Sign up | $319Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 13 | $625Sign up |
| 2025 | 29 | 23 | $559Sign up |
| 2024 | 33 | 27 | $997Sign up |
| 2023 | 32 | 23 | $2kSign up |
| 2022 | 79 | 56 | $456Sign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $247kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 18 | 13 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | $51.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | $65.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $21.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | $22.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 12 | 9 | $48.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | $76.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 13 | 9 | $83.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 15 | 12 | $56.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $48.6kSign up |