Douglas Portway
South African · 1922–1993 · Painter
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Record prices
Abstract Composition in BlueStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,365,600≈ $91,017≈ £67,191≈ €78,605Sign up to see
Geometric CompositionStrauss & Co · ZAR 311,920≈ $41,120≈ £25,066≈ €28,695Sign up to see
Abstract CompositionStrauss & Co · ZAR 363,776≈ $38,451≈ £25,297≈ €29,916Sign up to see
Douglas Portway’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
51
of 108 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
47%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 28 | 19 | 68% | $17.5kSign up | $13.5kSign up | $91kSign up |
| Oil | 24 | 16 | 67% | $20.2kSign up | $15kSign up | $91kSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 3 | 75% | $2.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 46 | 19 | 41% | $926Sign up | $620Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Gouache | 5 | 1 | 20% | $234Sign up | $234Sign up | $234Sign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 2 | 67% | $617Sign up | $617Sign up | $637Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $441Sign up | $441Sign up | $441Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 32 | 12 | 38% | $466Sign up | $333Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Etching | 25 | 11 | 44% | $487Sign up | $392Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 1 | 50% | $235Sign up | $235Sign up | $235Sign up |
| Lithograph | 4 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photography | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign 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 | 12 | 5 | $501Sign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | $815Sign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | $275Sign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 | $293Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $597Sign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $235Sign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $7kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $15.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | $977Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $15.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $809Sign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | $7.3kSign up |