Cecil Skotnes Woodcuts & Linocuts: Value & Auction Prices

1926–2026

Cecil Skotnes woodcuts & linocuts have appeared at auction 305 times in ArtSell’s records between 2009 and 2026; 251 sold, a sell-through rate of 82%. The median price realised is $402Sign up free to see across 251 priced sales; the middle half sold for $261Sign up free to see–$1.3kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is A Figural Composition, sold at Strauss & Co in September 2011 for $39kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Strauss & Co (305).

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1. 
   Two Figures, 1979

   Woodcut / linocut · Board

   image size: 7,5 by 10cm; 46 by 35 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 642
   ZAR 4,099≈ $252≈ £188≈ €219Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Abstract Figures, four, 1979

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: (1) 9 by 27cm; (2) 10 by 14cm; (3) 15 by 27,5cm; (4) 15 by 27,5cm; 56,5 by 79,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 619
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 7,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Beast Threatening a Woman, 1979

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 11 by 15cm; 56,5 by 40,5 by 1,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 618
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Abstract Head, 1983

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 10 by 7,5cm; 34,5 by 30,5 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 617
   ZAR 4,685≈ $288≈ £215≈ €251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Death of John, 1979

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 11,5 by 15cm; 35,5 by 38 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 616
   ZAR 5,406≈ $332≈ £248≈ €289Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Two Figures, 1979

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 7,5 by 10cm; 26,5 by 21 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 615
   ZAR 5,046≈ $310≈ £232≈ €270Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Figures in an Abstract Landscape, 1979

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 9/15

   image size: 15 by 27cm; 35,5 by 47 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 14, 2026 · Lot 569
   ZAR 5,856≈ $360≈ £267≈ €312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   The Assassination of Shaka, portfolio, 1973

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 299
   ZAR 66,069≈ $4,084≈ £3,012≈ €3,523Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   The Jonge Thomas on Her Beam-Ends, from The White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 35,5 by 61cm; 63 by 82 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 248
   ZAR 5,406≈ $334≈ £246≈ €288Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    The Jonge Thomas Capsizes, from The White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 44,5cm; 63 by 82,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 246
    ZAR 5,046≈ $312≈ £230≈ €269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Untitled, from the Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 242
    ZAR 3,514≈ $217≈ £160≈ €187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Wolraad Woltemade’s Promenade, The White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 35,5 by 61cm; sheet size: 56 by 73,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 240
    ZAR 5,766≈ $356≈ £263≈ €307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Woman in Red

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 15 by 10cm; 30,5 by 21,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 287
    ZAR 2,163≈ $133≈ £99≈ €115Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Village Churchyard, from In Memoriam Charles Eglington, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 50 by 37cm; 67,5 by 52 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 273
    ZAR 4,685≈ $289≈ £215≈ €249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Woltemade's Eighth and Last Endeavour, from The White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 41 by 61cm; sheet size: 56 by 74cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 261
    ZAR 5,766≈ $355≈ £265≈ €307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    He Attends His Menagerie, from The White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 41 by 61cm; sheet size: 56 by 74cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 260
    ZAR 3,844≈ $237≈ £177≈ €204Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Waves, from the Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 256
    ZAR 4,685≈ $289≈ £215≈ €249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Untitled, from the Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 255
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Two Figures, from the Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 74/75

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 254
    ZAR 3,279≈ $202≈ £151≈ €174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Figure, from the Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 253
    ZAR 5,766≈ $355≈ £265≈ €307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Two Heads in Profile, from the Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 244
    ZAR 4,565≈ $281≈ £210≈ €243Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Veld Fire, from the Ten Landscapes portfolio, 1976

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 37 by 49,5cm; 64,5 by 75 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026 · Lot 264
    ZAR 9,369≈ $570≈ £419≈ €484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    White Monday Disaster, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Linen

    average image size each: 36 by 61cm; book size: 57 by 74 by 2,5cm

    Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026 · Lot 235
    ZAR 29,277≈ $1,780≈ £1,309≈ €1,513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    I Sing Where I Stand No. 1; I Sing Where I Stand No. 2, two, 1985

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    (1) image size: 12 by 21cm; sheet size: 38 by 53cm; 56,5 by 71,5 by 2cm including frame (2) image size: 12 by 21,5cm; sheet size: 37,5 by 53cm; 56,5 by 71,5 by 2cm excluding frame; 16 by 25,5cm exclud

    Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026 · Lot 3
    ZAR 6,607≈ $402≈ £295≈ €341Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,500–3,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Untitled (Windstorm), from Man's Gold, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 354
    ZAR 3,279≈ $201≈ £148≈ €171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Untitled (Head), from Man's Gold, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 352
    ZAR 3,279≈ $201≈ £148≈ €171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Untitled (Abstract II), from Man's Gold portfolio, 1978

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 74/75

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 351
    ZAR 4,205≈ $257≈ £190≈ €219Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Untitled (Abstract I), from Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 350
    ZAR 3,279≈ $201≈ £148≈ €171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Untitled, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1978

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 74/75

    image size: 28 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 333
    ZAR 3,604≈ $220≈ £163≈ €187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Death of John, 1979

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 11 by 15,5cm; sheet size: 53 by 37,5cm, unframed; 11,5 by 15cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2026 · Lot 329
    ZAR 10,812≈ $664≈ £493≈ €570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 800–1,200View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Amandla!, 1988

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 60,5 by 40cm; sheet size: 65 by 44cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2026 · Lot 328
    ZAR 19,220≈ $1,180≈ £877≈ €1,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    The Albatross, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 36,5 by 49cm; sheet size: 47 by 63cm; 56,5 by 72 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 9, 2026 · Lot 325
    ZAR 6,007≈ $360≈ £270≈ €312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Storm Warning, Ten Landscapes Portfolio, 1976

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 37 by 50cm; 63 by 87,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 9, 2026 · Lot 324
    ZAR 5,270≈ $316≈ £237≈ €273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Abstract Face, 1983

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 15 by 10cm; 58,5 by 44 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 136
    ZAR 6,607≈ $414≈ £303≈ €348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Tsotsi (Thief), 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 127
    ZAR 4,565≈ $286≈ £209≈ €240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Ships, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1978

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 126
    ZAR 2,928≈ $183≈ £134≈ €154Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Miners Underground, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1978

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 37,5 by 53cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 125
    ZAR 8,409≈ $526≈ £385≈ €443Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Couple in Red, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1978

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 123
    ZAR 3,279≈ $205≈ £150≈ €173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Double Profile in Blue, from Man's Gold portfolio

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 122
    ZAR 22,824≈ $1,429≈ £1,046≈ €1,202Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Figure in a Green Landscape, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 12
    ZAR 13,214≈ $827≈ £606≈ €696Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Two Heads in Profile, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1978

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 11
    ZAR 4,205≈ $263≈ £193≈ €221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    River with Boats, from Man's Gold portfolio, 1977

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 40cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 10
    ZAR 3,364≈ $211≈ £154≈ €177Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Shaka Wipes his Ax, from The Assassination of Shaka portfolio, 1973

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44 by 27,5cm; 73 by 55,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 409
    ZAR 3,844≈ $227≈ £170≈ €194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    The White Monday Disaster

    Woodcut / linocut · Linen · ed. 97/125

    average image size each: 36 by 61cm; book size: 57 by 74,5 by 3,5cm

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 366
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Woltemade Rescues Two Sailors, from The White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 28 by 45,5cm; sheet size: 55 by 73cm; 77 by 90 by 6,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 361
    ZAR 4,205≈ $248≈ £186≈ €213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    The Gunner Makes Land, from White Monday Disaster portfolio, 1975

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 35,5 by 61cm; sheet size: 56 by 74cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 360
    ZAR 3,604≈ $212≈ £159≈ €182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Simon Helps Christ, Stations of the Cross Series, 1980

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 14 by 27cm; sheet size: 31 by 36cm; 42 by 47,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 276
    ZAR 1,682≈ $99≈ £74≈ €85Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,200–1,800View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    Figure Shouting

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 7,5 by 10cm; 27 by 28 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 275
    ZAR 1,802≈ $106≈ £80≈ €91Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Untitled (Head in Profile), 1987

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 9 by 7,5cm; 27 by 28 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 267
    ZAR 4,565≈ $269≈ £202≈ €231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Abstract Composition, 1958

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    48 by 16,5cm excluding frame; 72 by 41 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 5, 2025 · Lot 82
    ZAR 4,805≈ $275≈ £211≈ €240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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