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David Goldblatt

South African · 1930–2018 · Photographer

David Goldblatt HonFRPS was a South African documentary photographer noted for his dedicated portrayal of the South African peoples within the political landscape of the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. David Goldblatt, Selected Images of South Africa, 1962-1989, Nine gelatin silver prints, printed laterSelected Images of South AfricaPhillips · $60,000≈ £45,331≈ €51,051Sign up to see
  2. David Goldblatt, Selected Images from The Transported of KwaNdebele, 1983-1984, Eight gelatin silver printsSelected Images from The Transported of KwaNdebelePhillips · $52,500≈ £32,324≈ €38,734Sign up to see
  3. David Goldblatt, Selected Images, 1964-1987, Eight gelatin silver prints, printed 1980sSelected ImagesPhillips · $31,250≈ £19,296≈ €24,796Sign up to see

David Goldblatt’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).

ArtSell has recorded 102 auction results for David Goldblatt between 2011 and 2026, of which 71 sold (70%). Recorded sale prices range from $213Sign up free to see to $60kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $60kSign up free to see for Selected Images of South Africa at Phillips in October 2017. The most common medium is photographs (77 lots). Most results come from Strauss & Co (80), Phillips (21) and Lempertz (1).

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  1. David Goldblatt, The Sports Field at Hondeklipbaai,14 September 2003, 2003, archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
    The Sports Field at Hondeklipbaai,14 September 2003, 2003
    Photograph · Other support
    image size: 37,5 by 48,5cm; 60,5 by 71,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 19
    ZAR 50,453≈ $3,100≈ £2,299≈ €2,687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. David Goldblatt, Three Men Rest at the Side of the Track between Bute Asbestos Mine and Heuningvlei in Northern Cape, Blue Asbestos Series, 2002, archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
    Three Men Rest at the Side of the Track between Bute Asbestos Mine and Heuningvlei in Northern Cape, Blue Asbestos Series, 2002
    Photograph · Other support
    image size: 38 by 47cm; 60,5 by 71 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 20
    ZAR 23,422≈ $1,439≈ £1,067≈ €1,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. David Goldblatt, Incomplete houses, part of a stalled municipal development of 1,000 houses, Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, 2006, archival pigment print, mounted
    Incomplete houses, part of a stalled municipal development of 1,000 houses, Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, 2006
    Photograph · ed. 7/10
    image 98 x 127.3 cm (38 5/8 x 50 1/8 in.) sheet 111.5 x 137.7 cm (43 7/8 x 54 1/4 in.) frame 128 x 155.2 cm (50 3/8 x 61 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 84
    £7,095≈ $9,377≈ €8,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. David Goldblatt, Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980, 1980, silver gelatin print
    Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, 22 June 1980, 1980
    Photograph
    image size: 27,5 by 20,5cm; sheet size: 30,5 by 23,5cm; 47,5 by 39,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 43
    ZAR 234,500≈ $14,337≈ £10,645≈ €12,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. David Goldblatt, Old Mill Foundations, Tailing Wheel, and Sand Dump, Witwatersrand Deep Gold Mine, Germiston, August 1966, 2014, silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper
    Old Mill Foundations, Tailing Wheel, and Sand Dump, Witwatersrand Deep Gold Mine, Germiston, August 1966, 2014
    Photograph · Paper
    image size: 59,5 by 45,5cm; 73,5 by 60 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 64
    ZAR 137,595≈ $8,413≈ £6,246≈ €7,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. David Goldblatt, The Cordiers', Voorkamer, Die Hel, 1967, hand-printed silver gelatin print
    The Cordiers', Voorkamer, Die Hel, 1967
    Photograph
    image size: 19 by 13cm; sheet size: 25 by 20cm; 42 by 34,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 2
    ZAR 40,988≈ $2,480≈ £1,834≈ €2,113Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. David Goldblatt, Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year’s Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965, 1965, vintage hand-printed silver gelatin print on fibre-based paper
    Picnic at Hartebeespoort Dam on New Year’s Day, Transvaal (North-West Province), 1965, 1965
    Photograph · Paper
    image size: 34,5 by 23cm; 54,5 by 41,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 3
    ZAR 194,927≈ $11,795≈ £8,722≈ €10,049Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. David Goldblatt, Die Helde Akker Ventersdorp Transvaal, 1986, hand-printed silver gelatin print
    Die Helde Akker Ventersdorp Transvaal, 1986
    Photograph · ed. 1/11
    image size: 27 by 34cm; 47 by 52,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 154
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,715≈ £2,724≈ €3,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. David Goldblatt, Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003, 2003, digital print on cotton rag paper using pigment inks of high archival quality
    Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003, 2003
    Print (other) · Other support
    image size: 81,5 by 101,5cm; 97,5 by 116,5 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 250
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,625≈ £1,946≈ €2,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. David Goldblatt, Ouma Hester Mostert, who came from Calitzdorp to Gamkaskloof as a 17-year-old bride, sitting at the door of her voorkamer. I asked if she would allow me to make a photograph of her. Would I send her a, silver gelatin print
    Ouma Hester Mostert, who came from Calitzdorp to Gamkaskloof as a 17-year-old bride, sitting at the door of her voorkamer. I asked if she would allow me to make a photograph of her. Would I send her a
    Photograph
    image size: 19 by 13cm; 42 by 34,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 258
    ZAR 93,800≈ $5,289≈ £3,886≈ €4,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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David Goldblatt: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by David Goldblatt at auction?

$60,000Sign up free to see, for Selected Images of South Africa at Phillips (October 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for David Goldblatt?

The median sale price is $6.7kSign up free to see across 71 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by David Goldblatt have sold at auction?

71 of 102 recorded lots sold between 2011 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell David Goldblatt?

Strauss & Co, Phillips and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Strauss & Co · Phillips · Lempertz

About David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt HonFRPS was a South African documentary photographer noted for his dedicated portrayal of the South African peoples within the political landscape of the apartheid era. After apartheid's end, he concentrated more on the country's landscapes. Goldblatt's body of work was distinct from that of other anti-apartheid artists in that he photographed issues that went beyond the violent events of apartheid and reflected the conditions that led up to them. His forms of protest have a subtlety that traditional documentary photographs may lack; Goldblatt said, "[M]y dispassion was an attitude in which I tried to avoid easy judgments.... This resulted in a photography that appeared to be disengaged and apolitical, but which was in fact the opposite." Goldblatt also wrote journal articles and books on aesthetics, architecture, and structural analysis.

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