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).
Lots sold
45
of 88 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
51%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 58 | 26 | 45% | $5.1kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Oil | 56 | 26 | 46% | $5.1kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 29 | 19 | 66% | $511Sign up | $246Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 7 | 88% | $605Sign up | $398Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Pastel | 5 | 3 | 60% | $254Sign up | $123Sign up | $532Sign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 3 | 60% | $83Sign up | $68Sign up | $120Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign 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 | 6 | 2 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $307Sign up |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | $532Sign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 | $123Sign up |
| 2022 | 19 | 8 | $747Sign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $259Sign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | $246Sign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | $8kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $5.4kSign up |