Cecil Skotnes
South African · 1926–2026 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
African FiguresStrauss & Co · ZAR 2,005,200≈ $254,480≈ £177,227≈ €205,890Sign up to see
The Last Supper, triptychStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,818,880≈ $192,256≈ £126,484≈ €149,580Sign up to see
Still Life With FigsStrauss & Co · ZAR 946,900≈ $137,433≈ £86,251≈ €98,617Sign up to see
Cecil Skotnes’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
409
of 540 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
76%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 69 | 36 | 52% | $23.9kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $192kSign up |
| Oil | 28 | 14 | 50% | $16.5kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $55.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 16 | 7 | 44% | $63.7kSign up | $19.2kSign up | $192kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 43 | 29 | 67% | $2.4kSign up | $859Sign up | $32.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 16 | 10 | 63% | $2.4kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Pastel | 18 | 10 | 56% | $671Sign up | $545Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 5 | 100% | $480Sign up | $494Sign up | $714Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 313 | 257 | 82% | $1.2kSign up | $402Sign up | $39kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $858Sign up | $858Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Screenprint | 4 | 4 | 100% | $758Sign up | $527Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 305 | 251 | 82% | $1.2kSign up | $402Sign up | $39kSign up |
| Sculpture | 103 | 80 | 78% | $23.3kSign up | $14.2kSign up | $254kSign up |
| Other | 12 | 7 | 58% | $4.7kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $16kSign 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 | 60 | 56 | $358Sign up |
| 2025 | 56 | 43 | $269Sign up |
| 2024 | 65 | 48 | $489Sign up |
| 2023 | 50 | 36 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 79 | 44 | $398Sign up |
| 2021 | 21 | 13 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 25 | 19 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 23 | 20 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 31 | 29 | $814Sign up |
| 2016 | 27 | 23 | $1kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 19 | 16 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 13 | 7 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 25 | 18 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 18 | 12 | $22.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 15 | 12 | $19.7kSign up |