Breyten Breytenbach
South African · 1939–2024 · Painter, Printmaker
Breyten Breytenbach was a South African writer, poet, and painter. He became internationally well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under apartheid,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Die HenStrauss & Co · ZAR 147,784≈ $10,151≈ £7,753≈ €8,709Sign up to see
Boekdoek Lappesait 4Strauss & Co · ZAR 62,590≈ $4,356≈ £3,386≈ €3,867Sign up to see
Gorée la Nuit (Gorée at Night)Strauss & Co · ZAR 41,038≈ $2,788≈ £2,136≈ €2,529Sign up to see
Breyten Breytenbach’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
14
of 17 offered · 2013–2026
Sell-through
82%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 9 | 75% | $3.3kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $5kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 8 | 5 | 63% | $2.8kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $257Sign up | $257Sign up | $257Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $257Sign up | $257Sign up | $257Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.