Cecil Skotnes: career timeline

South African · 1926–2026 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 177 of 540 lots (33% 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.

Cecil Skotnes: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1950s	2	2	$1.3kSign up	Oil
1960s	22	13	$2.7kSign up	Pastel
1970s	107	85	$286Sign up	Woodcut / linocut
1980s	22	19	$1.8kSign up	Woodcut / linocut
1990s	12	6	$15kSign up	Acrylic
2000s	7	3	$3.8kSign up	Sculpture
2010s	1	0	—	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1950s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $1.3kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 13 in (39 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Abstract (1)

1954 Highveld Landscape$2.3kSign up
1958 Abstract Composition$275Sign up

1960s 22 works

Sold: 13 of 22
Median: $2.7kSign up
Average: $26.7kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 23.5 in (50 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Pastel (8), Sculpture (5), Drawing (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (14), Abstract (2)

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1970s 107 works

Sold: 85 of 107
Median: $286Sign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 18 in (36 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (89), Sculpture (9), Oil (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (34), Boats (3), Cattle & animals (2)

1970 U Shaka$28.7kSign up
1971 Reclining Figure, double-sided$5.4kSign up
1971 Figure Head II, double-sided$4.6kSign up
1971 Stab of the Dancing Figure$337Sign up
1972 Madonna and Child$10.8kSign up
1972 ConversationUnsold · sold 2×
1972 Two Figures in Yellow$282Sign up
1973 The Assassination of Shaka, portfolio$4.1kSign up
1973 Shaka Wipes his Ax, from The Assassination of Shaka portfolio$227Sign up
1973 Shaka's Victory Dance, from The Assassination of Shaka portfolio$213Sign up
1973 Shaka Wipes his Ax, from The Assassination of Shaka portfolioUnsold
1973 The Assassination of Shaka, portfolio$3.2kSign up

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…and 83 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 22 works

Sold: 19 of 22
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $4.2kSign up
Typical size: 11.5 × 15.5 in (29 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (8), Watercolor (6), Oil (4)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5), Landscapes (2), Sunsets & night (2)

1980 Simon Helps Christ, Stations of the Cross Series$99Sign up
1981 Objects on the Beach$3.1kSign up
1981 Abstract Still LifeUnsold
1981 Growth of a MegalithUnsold
1981 Passage through an Alien Land$7.3kSign up
1982 Abstract Landscape$4.9kSign up
1983 Abstract Head$288Sign up
1983 Frieze Drawing VIII$859Sign up
1983 Abstract Face$414Sign up
1983 Abstract Head$3.2kSign up
1984 Puppets$866Sign up
1984 Warrior Men$2.1kSign up

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1985 I Sing Where I Stand No. 1; I Sing Where I Stand No. 2, two$402Sign up
1987 Untitled (Head in Profile)$269Sign up
1987 Pilgrimage to Dias Cross$2.4kSign up
1987 Night Figure II$19.4kSign up
1987 The Stone Garden: Keepers of the Stone Garden - No. 3$1.8kSign up
1987 The Stone Garden: Adam and Eve's Emigration from the Garden - No. 2$3.8kSign up
1987 Night Figure IIUnsold
1988 A Rocky Landscape$1.3kSign up · sold 3×
1988 Amandla!$1.2kSign up
1988 Head No.5$26.4kSign up

1990s 12 works

Sold: 6 of 12
Median: $15kSign up
Average: $41.9kSign up
Typical size: 31 × 39 in (79 × 99 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (4), Oil (4), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2), Figures & portraits (2), Sea & coast (1)

1990 The Last Supper, triptych$192kSign up
1992 Ancestor 8$4kSign up
1992 Ancestor 7$19.8kSign up
1992 Totem Pole$10.3kSign up
1993 Still Life with Bowls and UtensilsUnsold
1994 Metamorphosis of a WreckUnsold
1994 A Still Life with Fruit and Vessels$3.5kSign up
1997 Three Figures$21.4kSign up
1997 Figures at the ShoreUnsold
1997 Ravine WallUnsold
1998 City Bowl LandscapeUnsold
1998 Abstract FiguresUnsold

2000s 7 works

Sold: 3 of 7
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $7.4kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 31 in (40 × 79 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (4), Oil (2), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)

2000 Resonance VI (Floating)Unsold
2001 Four Standing Figures$17.2kSign up
2001 Resonance VI (Floating)Unsold
2002 Red and Yellow LandscapeUnsold
2002 A View of Table Bay$1.1kSign up
2003 Still Life with Coffee PotUnsold
2006 Vertical Abstract Landscape$3.8kSign up

2010s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 109 × 74.5 in (277 × 189 cm)
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

2019 Three Figures-Black and White, tapestry, 2019Unsold

Creation date not recorded

355 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 14 works

Sold: 11 of 14
Median: $25.7kSign up
Average: $24.2kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 19.5 in (50 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (6), Sculpture (5), Oil (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2009 Totem$25.7kSign up
sold 2009 Trees$42.4kSign up
sold 2009 Still Life on a Red Table$27.2kSign up
sold 2009 Cape Agulhas and Village Churchurch (sic), (two)$604Sign up
sold 2009 Three Figural Compositions$39.7kSign up
sold 2009 Head$52.9kSign up

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sold 2009 A Song of the MinersUnsold
sold 2009 The Lake$432Sign up
sold 2009 The LowveldUnsold
sold 2009 A Landscape$432Sign up
sold 2009 Grave Yard$432Sign up
sold 2009 Two Faces$13.6kSign up

…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 154 works

Sold: 127 of 154
Median: $3kSign up
Average: $11.8kSign up
Typical size: 17.5 × 18 in (45 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (72), Sculpture (51), Other (12)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (54), Landscapes (11), Abstract (7)

sold 2010 Carved Figural TotemUnsold
sold 2010 Head$15.9kSign up
sold 2010 Two FiguresUnsold
sold 2010 Two Figures$335Sign up
sold 2010 The Assassination of Shaka$6.8kSign up
sold 2010 Loaves and FishesUnsold

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sold 2010 Still Life With Figs$137kSign up
sold 2010 Still Life with a Bowl of Fruit and a Coffee PotUnsold
sold 2010 Talking Heads$25.9kSign up
sold 2010 Man and Woman$46.9kSign up
sold 2010 African Head$84.8kSign up
sold 2010 Three Figures$63.6kSign up

…and 142 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 187 works

Sold: 142 of 187
Median: $698Sign up
Average: $3.5kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 14.5 in (50 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (127), Sculpture (22), Other (17)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (64), Abstract (17), Flowers & still life (9)

sold 2021 Abstract Composition$2kSign up
sold 2021 The Assassination of Shaka – portfolio and book$6.2kSign up
sold 2021 Abstract Figure$581Sign up
sold 2021 Abstract Face$472Sign up
sold 2021 The Festival of the First Fruits, no. 26Unsold
sold 2021 Dare He Call It Love$399Sign up

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sold 2021 Separation$290Sign up
sold 2021 Pale Prisoners$290Sign up
sold 2021 Shaka's Regiment in Horn Formation; Pondos Bring Shaka Peace Offerings; Shaka Punishes Deceitful Witchdoctresses; three$363Sign up
sold 2021 TotemUnsold
sold 2021 Composition with Abstract FiguresUnsold
sold 2021 Icons, a pair$7.6kSign up

…and 175 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 Skotnes auction results →