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Esther Mahlangu: career timeline

South African · b. 1935 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 122 of 140 lots (87% 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.

Esther Mahlangu: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1990s42$9.8kSign upAcrylic
2000s2921$2.2kSign upAcrylic
2010s6557$4.5kSign upAcrylic
2020s2322$3.9kSign upAcrylic

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Enter what you know about a work by Esther Mahlangu to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.

1990s 4 works

Sold
2 of 4
Median
$9.8kSign up
Average
$9.8kSign up
Typical size
23 × 20 in (58 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (4)
Subjects
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2000s 29 works

Sold
21 of 29
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$2.9kSign up
Typical size
27 × 21.5 in (69 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (10), Oil (5), Other (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 65 works

Sold
57 of 65
Median
$4.5kSign up
Average
$5.1kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 23 in (72 × 59 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (49), Screenprint (9), Oil (4)
Subjects
Abstract (10), Markets & villages (2)
Show 12 more (2010s)

…and 41 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 23 works

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22 of 23
Median
$3.9kSign up
Average
$5.1kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 7 in (59 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (21), Other (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Abstract (5), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 11 more (2020s)

Creation date not recorded

18 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 5 works

Sold
1 of 5
Median
$1kSign up
Average
$1kSign up
Typical size
12 × 8.5 in (31 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (3), Acrylic (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
Abstract (3)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 13 works

Sold
13 of 13
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$2.5kSign up
Typical size
15 × 19 in (38 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Other (5), Acrylic (4), Screenprint (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Abstract (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 1 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 Esther Mahlangu auction results →