Edward Wolfe
South African · 1897–1981 · Painter
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Record prices
Portrait of Pat Nelson, 1930sLyon & Turnbull · £118,750≈ $165,169≈ €136,707Sign up to see
Portrait of AishaStrauss & Co · ZAR 111,400≈ $16,169≈ £10,147≈ €11,602Sign up to see
Portrait of a Lady, Purportedly Charlotte Haldane, 1932Lyon & Turnbull · £8,820≈ $10,192≈ €10,242Sign up to see
Edward Wolfe’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
47
of 61 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
77%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 27 | 23 | 85% | $10.6kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $165kSign up |
| Oil | 25 | 21 | 84% | $11.4kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $165kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 19 | 90% | $886Sign up | $318Sign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $208Sign up | $208Sign up | $217Sign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 1 | 50% | $891Sign up | $891Sign up | $891Sign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 2 | 67% | $931Sign up | $931Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 10 | 100% | $432Sign up | $205Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 2 | 22% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 2 | 22% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 75% | $3.5kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.