Breyten Breytenbach Works on Paper: Auction Prices

1939–2024

Of the 4 lots by Breyten Breytenbach (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2020 and 2026, 4 found a buyer (100%). Half of the priced sales fell between $1.3kSign up free to see and $2.6kSign up free to see, with a median of $1.9kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $2.8kSign up free to see for Gorée la Nuit (Gorée at Night) at Strauss & Co in February 2020. The houses with the most results are Strauss & Co (4).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Verskriklike Wonde Wat Blaf (Terrible Wounds That Bark)

   Watercolor · Paper

   59 by 44cm excluding frame; 91 by 73,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 21, 2026 · Lot 50
   ZAR 21,623≈ $1,343≈ £996≈ €1,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Auto-Portrait "Nuit"

   Oil · Paper

   62,5 by 48cm excluding frame; 95,5 by 80,5 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jul 8, 2024 · Lot 34
   ZAR 23,450≈ $1,292≈ £1,007≈ €1,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   En Transit à Gorée

   Gouache · Paper

   98 by 69cm excluding frame; 113 by 81,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 17, 2022 · Lot 114
   ZAR 39,830≈ $2,493≈ £1,996≈ €2,365Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Gorée la Nuit (Gorée at Night)

   Watercolor

   64 by 44cm excluding frame; 100 by 79 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 5, 2020 · Lot 131
   ZAR 41,038≈ $2,788≈ £2,136≈ €2,529Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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