Dirk Meerkotter: career timeline
South African · 1922–2017 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 39 of 103 lots (37% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 | 7 | $1.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 10 | 8 | $378Sign up | Mixed media |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | — | Etching |
| 1980s | 11 | 7 | $432Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 5 | 4 | $967Sign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up | Acrylic |
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1950s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 22 in (42 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Harbours & ports (2), Figures & portraits (1)
1953 Children with a Kite and Bicycle$5.9kSign up · sold 2×
1956 View of Village through Trees$1.8kSign up
1956 Harbour$1.8kSign up
1956 PortraitUnsold
1957 Boats and Village$2.2kSign up
1958 Village Scene$1.4kSign up
1959 View of a Harbour Town$1.4kSign up
1959 Figural Group$1.9kSign up
1960s 10 works
- Sold
- 8 of 10
- Median
- $378Sign up
- Average
- $699Sign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 22 in (52 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (4), Oil (3), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (7), Landscapes (2), Harbours & ports (1)
1960 Landscape in Red and Blue$338Sign up
1962 Abstract in Grey$233Sign up
1962 Abstract Composition$418Sign up
1963 Abstract in Grey and BlueUnsold
1963 Abstract Oak TreeUnsold
1964 Abstract$2.3kSign up
1966 Little Harbour$882Sign up
1967 Circular Composition$287Sign up · sold 2×
1969 Untitled (Abstract Composition in Teal)$162Sign up
1969 Abstract Collage$1kSign up
1970s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 17.5 in (45 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1974 Abstract CompositionUnsold
1977 Three FiguresUnsold
1980s 11 works
- Sold
- 7 of 11
- Median
- $432Sign up
- Average
- $718Sign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 19.5 in (48 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Etching (4), Mixed media (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (4), Figures & portraits (3), Markets & villages (1)
1982 Ou Dorpie Naby Parys, Frankryk (Old Town Near Paris, France)$322Sign up
1983 Figure met Hoof (Figures with Head)$309Sign up
1983 Figure met Hoof (Figures with Chief)Unsold
1983 Figure met Hoof (Figures with Chief)Unsold
1983 Abstract CompositionUnsold
1985 Die Eiland$432Sign up
1986 Abstract in Red and Green$640Sign up
1987 Abstract Composition$104Sign up
1988 Abstract Cityscape$2.7kSign up
1988 VensterUnsold
1989 Queen of Diamonds$495Sign up
1990s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $967Sign up
- Average
- $908Sign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 27.5 in (74 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
1990 Untitled (Abstract in Peach and Blue)$1.1kSign up
1990 Abstract$1.2kSign up
1990 Blue RogueUnsold
1991 African Mask$859Sign up
1997 Paris$449Sign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 39.5 × 27.5 in (101 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
2003 Golden Still Life$2.6kSign up
Creation date not recorded
64 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 17 works
- Sold
- 13 of 17
- Median
- $205Sign up
- Average
- $256Sign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 15.5 in (35 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (13), Oil (3), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (8), Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)
sold 2011 An Abstract in Red$882Sign up
sold 2013 Drie Argaïese Figure$127Sign up
sold 2013 Bird of Prey$40Sign up
sold 2016 Drie Krygers - (Blou/Groen/Rooi)$140Sign up
sold 2016 Gesprek$246Sign up
sold 2017 Abstract Composition$205Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2017 Komposisie met Perdeskoen$195Sign up
sold 2017 Forms in Space$543Sign up
sold 2017 Rots Figure II$217Sign up
sold 2018 Abstract CityscapeUnsold
sold 2018 Abstract$263Sign up
sold 2018 Still Life with Vessels$186Sign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 47 works
- Sold
- 32 of 47
- Median
- $137Sign up
- Average
- $307Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 16 in (40 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (26), Mixed media (6), Screenprint (5)
- Subjects
- Abstract (9), Figures & portraits (5), Landscapes (2)
sold 2021 Abstract Composition$116Sign up
sold 2022 Meganiese Vorms (Mechanical Forms)$237Sign up
sold 2022 Wyse Landskap (Extensive Landscape)$75Sign up
sold 2022 Struktuur in Wit en Oker (Structure in White and Ochre)$509Sign up
sold 2022 L'éte; Paris (Summer)$273Sign up
sold 2022 Struktuur VI$111Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 MirageUnsold
sold 2022 Abstract in Red and BrownUnsold
sold 2022 Abstract Head in Blue$130Sign up
sold 2022 Red Figure$65Sign up
sold 2022 Abstract Figures$153Sign up
sold 2022 Abstract Composition in Red$245Sign up
…and 35 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Dirk Meerkotter auction results →