Cecil Skotnes Works on Paper: Auction Prices

South African · 1926–2026

ArtSell has recorded 43 auction results for Cecil Skotnes works on paper between 2011 and 2026, of which 29 sold (67% sell-through). Prices realised range from $142 to $32,122, with a median of $859 across 29 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $32,122 for “Tapestry for the President Hotel” at Strauss & Co in 2017.

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All works on paper results

1. 
   A Rocky Landscape, 1988

   Watercolor · Paper

   24 by 34cm excluding frame; 69 by 78,5 by 5,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2026 · Lot 52
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Welcome to Cape Town, Greeting Card

   Drawing · Paper

   33 by 50cm excluding frame; 49 by 66 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 214
   ZAR 6,607≈ $407≈ £304≈ €351Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Puppets, 1984

   Watercolor · Paper

   36 by 56cm excluding frame; 75,5 by 95,5 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 8
   ZAR 14,053≈ $866≈ £646≈ €747Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Four Figures, 1968

   Drawing · Paper

   26 by 22,5cm excluding frame; 51,5 by 38,5 by 1,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026 · Lot 282
   ZAR 2,343≈ $142≈ £105≈ €121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Frieze Drawing VIII, 1983

   Watercolor · Paper

   47 by 69,5cm excluding frame; 69,5 by 89,5 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 240
   ZAR 14,053≈ $859≈ £636≈ €731Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Folio No. 6

   Pastel · Paper

   38 by 40,5cm excluding frame; 57,5 by 60 by 1,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 9, 2026 · Lot 326
   ZAR 8,198≈ $492≈ £368≈ €425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Abstract Figures, 1967

   Pastel · Paper

   35 by 53cm excluding frame; 55 by 73 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 9, 2026 · Lot 220
   ZAR 9,369≈ $562≈ £421≈ €486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   A Rocky Landscape, 1988

   Watercolor · Paper

   24 by 34cm excluding frame; 69 by 78,5 by 5,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2025 · Lot 34
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Death of Shaka

   Watercolor · Paper

   76,5 by 56,5cm excluding frame; 89 by 69,5 by 4,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 168
   ZAR 9,380≈ $532≈ £406≈ €485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Abstract Figure

    Pastel · Paper

    80 by 50cm excluding frame; 111 by 81,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 167
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Three Masks, Red

    Pastel · Paper

    40 by 60cm excluding frame; 68,5 by 83,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 166
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Three Figures

    Drawing · Paper

    50 by 60cm excluding frame; 67 by 77 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 12, 2024 · Lot 103
    ZAR 9,380≈ $494≈ £391≈ €458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Four Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    43 by 57cm excluding frame; 64 by 75,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2023 · Lot 55
    ZAR 17,588≈ $908≈ £746≈ €862Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Four Totem Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    sheet size: 47 by 66cm, mount size: 71 by 89cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 249
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Head

    Pastel · Paper

    sheet size: 66,5 by 48cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 248
    ZAR 9,967≈ $527≈ £421≈ €492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Abstract Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    39 by 53cm excluding frame; 57 by 69,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 14, 2023 · Lot 130
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Three Figures

    Watercolor · Paper

    43,5 by 52cm excluding frame; 67 by 73 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 14, 2023 · Lot 128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Vertical Forms

    Pastel · Paper

    sheet size: 47 by 65,5cm; mount size: 71 by 89cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 10, 2023 · Lot 139
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Three Masked Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    sheet size: 48,5 by 67cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 10, 2023 · Lot 138
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Two Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    sheet size: 67 by 48,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 10, 2023 · Lot 137
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Landscape, Christmas card

    Watercolor · Paper

    14,5 by 15,4cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 30,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 12, 2023 · Lot 83
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Figures and Driftwood on a Beach

    Pastel · Paper

    46 by 56,5cm excluding frame; 60 by 81 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 141
    ZAR 8,794≈ $461≈ £368≈ €424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Figures and Driftwood on a Beach

    Pastel · Paper

    46 by 56,5cm excluding frame; 60 by 81 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 374
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Four Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    48,5 by 66,5cm excluding frame; 66,5 by 85 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 372
    ZAR 14,070≈ $781≈ £697≈ €800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    One Figure; Three Figures; Four Figures, three prepratory drawings

    Watercolor · Paper

    One Figure: sheet size: 33 by 22,5cm, image size: 27 by 21cm; Three Figures: sheet size: 33 by 22,5cm, image size: 23 by 16cm; Four Figures: sheet size: 27,5 by 28cm, image size: 24 by 22,5cm, all unf

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 248
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Abstract in Red

    Mixed media · Paper

    25 by 33,5cm excluding frame; 47,5 by 54 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 15, 2019 · Lot 224
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,692≈ £1,349≈ €1,501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Lovers' Embrace

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 51 by 73,5, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 11, 2018 · Lot 133
    ZAR 9,380≈ $714≈ £534≈ €605Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    The Stone Garden: Keepers of the Stone Garden - No. 3

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 64cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018 · Lot 90
    ZAR 22,760≈ $1,816≈ £1,357≈ €1,548Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    The Stone Garden: Adam and Eve's Emigration from the Garden - No. 2

    Watercolor · Paper

    43 by 63cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018 · Lot 89
    ZAR 47,796≈ $3,815≈ £2,849≈ €3,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Self Portrait

    Oil · Paper

    49,5 by 31cm excluding frame; 69 by 50,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 339
    ZAR 30,446≈ $2,218≈ £1,658≈ €1,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Abstract Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 63cm excluding frame; 65 by 85 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 187
    ZAR 14,052≈ $1,024≈ £765≈ €856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Tapestry for the President Hotel

    hand-woven tapestry · Paper

    335 by 488cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 5, 2017 · Lot 253
    ZAR 409,248≈ $32,122≈ £24,879≈ €28,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Abstract Figure

    Pastel

    90 by 62cm excluding frame; 111 by 81 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 18, 2016 · Lot 240
    ZAR 11,710≈ $821≈ £619≈ €743Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Four Figures

    Pastel · Paper

    41,5 by 61cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 23, 2016 · Lot 78
    ZAR 22,736≈ $1,456≈ £1,005≈ €1,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Mountains

    Watercolor

    37 by 49cm excluding frame; 63 by 72 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 18, 2016 · Lot 206
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Head

    Pastel

    63 by 42cm excluding frame; 83,5 by 60,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 18, 2016 · Lot 160
    ZAR 5,621≈ $385≈ £272≈ €341Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Abstract Figure

    Pastel

    57,5 by 43,5cm excluding frame; 78 by 62,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 18, 2016 · Lot 159
    ZAR 4,684≈ $321≈ £226≈ €284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Figure

    Drawing · Paper

    55 by 27cm excluding frame; 75 by 45,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 18, 2016 · Lot 157
    ZAR 9,368≈ $642≈ £453≈ €568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Warrior Men

    Watercolor

    37 by 56cm excluding frame; 76 by 96 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 121
    ZAR 25,762≈ $2,129≈ £1,429≈ €1,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    A Rocky Landscape

    Watercolor

    25 by 35cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2012 · Lot 62
    ZAR 11,710≈ $1,345≈ £847≈ €1,056Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Reclining Figure

    Mixed media · Paper

    25 by 33cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2011 · Lot 94
    ZAR 9,954≈ $1,250≈ £779≈ €910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Figural Fragments in an Abstract Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    50,5 by 74cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011 · Lot 129
    ZAR 53,472≈ $7,637≈ £4,712≈ €5,400Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    A Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

    Watercolor

    30 by 46,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011 · Lot 104
    ZAR 24,508≈ $3,500≈ £2,159≈ €2,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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