Cecil Higgs: career timeline
South African · 1898–1986 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 52 of 88 lots (55% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $123Sign up | Pastel |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | $1.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | $1.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 8 | 4 | $7.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 10 | 6 | $1.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 8 | 3 | $1.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 8 | 5 | $532Sign up | Mixed media |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | $312Sign up | Mixed media |
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1910s 1 work
1920s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 19.5 in (33 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1921 Abstract in White and BrownUnsold
1929 View on Fairview from Mensvretersberg$617Sign up
1929 Tommy$3.2kSign up · sold 2×
1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 13.5 in (37 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1931 Self Portrait$1.1kSign up
1936 Stellenbosch BergeUnsold
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $7.3kSign up
- Average
- $10.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 14 in (42 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Mixed media (1), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1940 Mother and Child$8kSign up
1941 Early SpringUnsold
1942 Kneeling NudeUnsold
1944 Woman in a Pink Apron$27.5kSign up
1946 Broken EggUnsold
1946 Still Life with Pears and a Glass$6.6kSign up
1947 Rockpool$92Sign up · sold 2×
1948 NudeUnsold
1950s 10 works
- Sold
- 6 of 10
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 15 in (37 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (4), Abstract (2), Landscapes (1)
1950 Flowers in a Vase$2.6kSign up · sold 3×
1950 Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables on a Blue Plate$1.2kSign up
1951 Still Life with Painting ToolsUnsold
1952 Growth FormsUnsold
1952 Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables$5.6kSign up
1954 Pondoland Forest$3.3kSign up
1955 Girl ReadingUnsold
1958 Abstract Airscape$81Sign up
1958 A Coastal Composition$1.2kSign up
1959 AbstractUnsold
1960s 8 works
- Sold
- 3 of 8
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $9.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 18 in (43 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (3), Sea & coast (2)
1960 Arum Lilies$25.6kSign up
1960 Circular Blue AbstractUnsold · sold 2×
1962 Two Abstract Vases$129Sign up · sold 3×
1962 Curtains of RocksUnsold
1962 Rain over the Sea$1.4kSign up
1964 Marine LifeUnsold
1965 White RockUnsold · sold 2×
1966 Abstract CompositionUnsold · sold 2×
1970s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $532Sign up
- Average
- $891Sign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 21.5 in (37 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (4), Pastel (2), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (6)
1971 Kelp in Tide II, No. 26Unsold
1972 Abstract Composition in Green and Blue$1.6kSign up
1972 Abstract Composition in Green and Blue$2kSign up
1973 Abstract Composition$532Sign up
1974 Abstract Shells$106Sign up
1974 Untitled 1974Unsold · sold 2×
1977 CompositionUnsold · sold 2×
1978 Abstract$187Sign up
1980s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
34 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $5.4kSign up
- Average
- $5.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 13 in (32 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2009 Friends$5.6kSign up
sold 2009 A Still Life with Fruit$5.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works
- Sold
- 5 of 9
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $4.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 15.5 in (37 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Mixed media (2), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (3), Flowers & still life (1), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2010 A Still Life of Flowers$8kSign up
sold 2010 AbstractUnsold
sold 2010 Rotspoel$9.7kSign up
sold 2010 Whalebone$2.4kSign up
sold 2016 Abstract$246Sign up
sold 2016 Seated Lady in a Yellow DressUnsold
Show 3 more (2010s)
sold 2017 Dorp Street, Stellenbosch$2.2kSign up
sold 2019 PortraitUnsold
sold 2019 Abstract CompositionUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 23 works
- Sold
- 14 of 23
- Median
- $572Sign up
- Average
- $904Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 15.5 in (40 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (15), Watercolor (4), Drawing (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (5), Landscapes (5), Flowers & still life (4)
sold 2020 Abstract Composition$120Sign up
sold 2020 Abstract Landscape$398Sign up
sold 2021 A Rock Pool CompositionUnsold
sold 2021 Fire$906Sign up
sold 2021 Abstract with Shells$1.4kSign up
sold 2022 Garden at Onrus$62Sign up · sold 2×
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Noon$746Sign up
sold 2022 Abstract with Shells$1.1kSign up
sold 2022 Portrait of a Young Man in Green; Forest Scene, twoUnsold
sold 2022 Kelp$897Sign up
sold 2022 Bus Ticket$748Sign up
sold 2023 Forest$68Sign up
…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Cecil Higgs auction results →