Cecil Higgs
South African · 1898–1986 · Painter
Cecil Higgs was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Woman in a Pink ApronStrauss & Co · ZAR 189,380≈ $27,487≈ £17,250≈ €19,723Sign up to see
Arum LiliesStrauss & Co · ZAR 485,205≈ $25,633≈ £20,179≈ €23,617Sign up to see
RotspoelStrauss & Co · ZAR 66,840≈ $9,701≈ £6,088≈ €6,961Sign up to see
Cecil Higgs’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).
ArtSell has recorded 88 auction results for Cecil Higgs between 2009 and 2026, of which 45 sold (51%). Recorded sale prices range from $62Sign up free to see to $27.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $27.5kSign up free to see for Woman in a Pink Apron at Strauss & Co in October 2010. The most common medium is oil paintings (56 lots). Most results come from Strauss & Co (87) and Bonhams (1).
88 results · page 1 of 3
- ZAR 42,044≈ $2,551≈ £1,930≈ €2,239Sign up free to see
- Self Portrait, 1931ZAR 17,566≈ $1,053≈ £789≈ €912Sign up free to see
- ZAR 6,007≈ $354≈ £266≈ €304Sign up free to see
- £192≈ $260≈ €222Sign up free to see
- ZAR 93,800≈ $5,336≈ £3,957≈ €4,561Sign up free to see
- ZAR 2,345≈ $129≈ £99≈ €119Sign up free to see
- ZAR 1,876≈ $106≈ £81≈ €97Sign up free to see
- ZAR 9,380≈ $532≈ £406≈ €485Sign up free to see
- ZAR 3,518≈ $188≈ £148≈ €175Sign up free to see
- ZAR 29,313≈ $1,597≈ £1,272≈ €1,479Sign up free to see
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Cecil Higgs: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Cecil Higgs at auction?
$27,487Sign up free to see, for Woman in a Pink Apron at Strauss & Co (October 2010) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Cecil Higgs?
The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 45 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Cecil Higgs have sold at auction?
45 of 88 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Cecil Higgs?
Strauss & Co and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Strauss & Co · Bonhams
About Cecil Higgs
Cecil Higgs was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the age of 50. In 1916, Higgs became a boarder at the Wesleyan Girls' High School in Grahamstown. Her oldest brother, Clement jr., was killed in 1916 in World War I. Higgs briefly enrolled in the Grahamstown School of Art in 1918, however in 1920 she sailed to England and stayed abroad for 13 years. She trained in London at the Byam Shaw School of Art, at Goldsmiths' College and, from 1926, at the Royal Academy of Arts. Higgs was called back to South Africa, however, due to the illness of her mother, who died in 1934. Higgs held her first solo exhibition in the Domestic Science hall of Stellenbosch University in 1935, meeting the painter Wolf Kibel and the sculptor Lippy Lipshitz. In 1938, she held a joint exhibition with Rene Graetz, Maggie Laubser and Lippy Lipshitz. In 1938 she returned to Paris, however she left due to World War II. Higgs joined the New Group which was revolting against tradition forms of art. In 1939, Higgs began a lifelong friendship with English painter John Dronsfield.
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