Cecil Skotnes Woodcuts & Linocuts: Value & Auction Prices

1926–2026

Cecil Skotnes woodcuts & linocuts have appeared at auction 306 times in ArtSell’s records between 2009 and 2026; 252 sold, a sell-through rate of 82%. The median price realised is $401Sign up free to see across 252 priced sales; the middle half sold for $258Sign 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) and Blomqvist (1).

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All woodcuts & linocuts results

1. 
   He Inspects the Aviary, from The White Monday Disaster Portfolio

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   plate size: 35,5 by 61cm; 82,5 by 105,5 by 5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 119
   ZAR 4,690≈ $274≈ £226≈ €261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Abstract Form

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   plate size: 55 by 40cm; 84 by 70 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 118
   ZAR 2,345≈ $137≈ £113≈ €131Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   He Waters the Tropical Glasshouse, from The White Monday Disaster Portfolio

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   plate size: 36 by 61cm; 82,5 by 105,5 by 5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 117
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Abstract Head

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 45,5 by 33,5cm; sheet size: 53 by 38cm; 72 by 56 by 1,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 116
   ZAR 3,283≈ $192≈ £159≈ €183Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   The White Monday Disaster

   Woodcut / linocut · ed. 90/125

   sheet size: 56 by 73cm; portfolio: 57 by 74 by 3cm

   Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 115
   ZAR 22,278≈ $1,299≈ £1,076≈ €1,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Totem

   Woodcut / linocut · Other support

   height: 200cm; height including base: 214cm; width: 19cm; depth: 15cm

   Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2022 · Lot 240
   ZAR 85,350≈ $4,793≈ £4,191≈ €4,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Shaka

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 52,5 by 33cm; 80 by 40 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 145
   ZAR 1,173≈ $63≈ £56≈ €64Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Shaka The Young Warrior

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   plate size: 45 by 28cm; 69 by 49 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 142
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 1,500–2,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Shaka's Victory Dance

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 45 by 28cm; 69 by 46 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 141
   ZAR 1,994≈ $108≈ £95≈ €109Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Shaka's Regiment in Horn Formation

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; 69 by 48,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 140
    ZAR 1,759≈ $95≈ £84≈ €97Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    The Assassination of Shaka, portfolio

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    sheet size: 50 by 33cm; portfolio: 54 by 35,5 by 4,5cm

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 465
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,474≈ £2,206≈ €2,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Abstract Head

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 40 by 55,5cm; sheet size: 48,5 by 65cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 225
    ZAR 7,622≈ $423≈ £377≈ €433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Yellow Lovers

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 55 by 40cm; sheet size: 64,5 by 48cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 224
    ZAR 9,380≈ $521≈ £464≈ €533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Two Reclining Figures

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 40,5 by 47,5cm; sheet size: 48,5 by 65cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 223
    ZAR 17,588≈ $976≈ £871≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Shaka Sends a Delegation to George IV

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; sheet size: 50 by 33cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 221
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Black Hair

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 55,5 by 40,3cm; sheet size: 64,5 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 75
    ZAR 12,898≈ $716≈ £639≈ €733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Desert, Storm Warning, The Beach and Veld Fire, four

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    each image size: 37 by 49,5cm; sheet size: 48 by 63,5cm, all unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 53
    ZAR 15,243≈ $901≈ £771≈ €903Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Abstract Figure

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 56 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 52
    ZAR 5,277≈ $312≈ £267≈ €312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Figure

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 45,5 by 33,5cm; sheet size: 49,5 by 38cm; 62 by 48 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 51
    ZAR 4,456≈ $263≈ £225≈ €264Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Abstract Portrait

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 55,5 by 40; sheet size: 63,5 by 47,5cm; 65,5 by 49 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 50
    ZAR 5,277≈ $312≈ £267≈ €312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Abstract Figure in Ochre and Orange

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 56 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 48cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 49
    ZAR 3,518≈ $208≈ £178≈ €208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    2 To a Creole

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 49,5 by 37cm; sheet size: 61 by 47,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 48
    ZAR 4,690≈ $277≈ £237≈ €278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Lieutenant King Bears Knickknacks to Shaka

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; sheet size: 50 by 33cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 249
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Nandi & Shaka

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; sheet size: 50 by 33cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 248
    ZAR 3,518≈ $210≈ £174≈ €205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Shaka Sends a Delegation to George the IV

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 45 by 28cm; 69 by 49 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 247
    ZAR 2,345≈ $140≈ £116≈ €137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Pondos Bring Shaka Peace Offerings

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; sheet size: 50 by 33cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 243
    ZAR 2,345≈ $140≈ £116≈ €137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Shaka Spits out a Solar Eclipse

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; sheet size: 50 by 33cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 242
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Shaka Kills the Leopard

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; sheet size: 50 by 33cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 241
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Shaka's Victory Dance

    Woodcut / linocut

    image size: 45 by 28cm; 69 by 46 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 219
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Shaka's Regiment in Horn Formation

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 44,5 by 28cm; 69 by 48,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 218
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Shaka The Young Warrior

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 45 by 28cm; 69 by 49 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 217
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Abstract

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 39,5 by 19cm; sheet size: 57 by 41cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 127
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Antonia Fernandes

    Woodcut / linocut · Panel

    50 by 37,5cm excluding frame; 61,5 by 49 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 58
    ZAR 49,245≈ $2,939≈ £2,435≈ €2,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    In Memoriam Charles Eglington

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    each sheet size: 63,5 by 48cm; portfolio: 50 by 64,5 by 2cm

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 48
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    The White Monday Disaster, artist's book

    Woodcut / linocut · Linen · ed. 90/125

    sheet size: 56 by 73cm; book size: 57 by 74 by 3cm

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Cape Agulhas

    Woodcut / linocut · Panel

    50 by 37,5cm excluding frame; 61,5 by 49 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 15
    ZAR 35,175≈ $2,099≈ £1,739≈ €2,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Composition Landscape

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 40 by 48cm; 64 by 70 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 222
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Abstract Composition in Orchre and Orange

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 56 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 221
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Red and Cream Totem

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 55,5 by 14cm; sheet size: 65 by 48, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 220
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Green, Orchre and Black Totem

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 55,5 by 14,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 219
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Abstract Figure

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 69,5 by 49,5cm; 88 by 67 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 217
    ZAR 8,208≈ $513≈ £419≈ €485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Baudelaire's Voyage, four prints

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    sheet size: 48,5 by 63,5cm; portfolio: 50 by 65 by 1,5cm

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 216
    ZAR 7,622≈ $476≈ £389≈ €451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    The White Monday Disaster

    Woodcut / linocut · Linen

    book: 57 by 74 by 3cm; box: 59 by 77 by 5cm

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 215
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    The Assassination of Shaka, portfolio

    Woodcut / linocut

    sheet size: 50 by 33cm; portfolio: 53,5 by 35 by 4cm

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 423
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Abstract Form

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 55 by 40cm; 84 by 70 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 392
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    Dancer

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 56 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022 · Lot 46
    ZAR 5,863≈ $374≈ £293≈ €348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Abstract Landscape

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 40,5 by 55,5cm; sheet size: 48,5 by 65cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022 · Lot 45
    ZAR 4,690≈ $299≈ £235≈ €278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    Abstract Figure

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 55,5 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022 · Lot 44
    ZAR 4,925≈ $314≈ £246≈ €292Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Abstract Head

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 40,5 by 55,5cm; sheet size: 48,5 by 65cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022 · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Abstract Conversation

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 40,5 by 55,5cm; sheet size: 48 by 65cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022 · Lot 42
    ZAR 8,208≈ $523≈ £411≈ €487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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