François Krige: career timeline
South African · 1913–1994 · 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 96 lots (41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | 4 | $2.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 8 | 4 | $3.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $7.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | $4.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 5 | 4 | $2.8kSign up | Drawing |
| 1980s | 5 | 2 | $2.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 6 | 5 | $16.2kSign up | Oil |
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1930s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 15.5 in (42 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1932 Portrait of a Basuto Man$7.5kSign up
1932 BarrydaleUnsold
1934 Landscape with Distant Village$1.5kSign up
1935 Self Portrait$296Sign up
1938 Dawn in the Karoo$3.4kSign up
1938 Riders in the MalutisUnsold
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $3.4kSign up
- Average
- $4.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 18.5 in (42 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Beach scenes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
1940 Mother and Child, Village Scene$2.2kSign up · sold 2×
1941 Town SquareUnsold
1941 Two Bathers$4.3kSign up · sold 2×
1941 LadismithUnsold · sold 2×
1941 LadismithUnsold
1942 Ruins of Foggia$8.8kSign up
1944 River ArnoUnsold · sold 2×
1949 Homestead$2.6kSign up
1950s 1 work
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $4.2kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 19.5 in (44 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1962 Huts in a Landscape$4.2kSign up
1963 Clifton$242Sign up
1966 Mother and Child$4.8kSign up
1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 18.5 in (49 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Watercolor (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)
1976 Old Man (Krisjan) in OvercoatUnsold · sold 2×
1976 Male Nude Figure$1.7kSign up
1976 Krisjan with a Sack$3.9kSign up
1977 Pink Roses in a Dutch Vase$4.5kSign up
1978 Namibia$235Sign up
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 20.5 in (54 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1982 Seascape with Birds$258Sign up
1984 Arrangement in a Jug$3.9kSign up
1986 Cogmanskloof, MontaguUnsold
1987 Still Life with Roses in a JugUnsold
1989 Reclining NudeUnsold
1990s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $16.2kSign up
- Average
- $15.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 22.5 in (55 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1991 Seascape$4.8kSign up
1991 The Artist's Studio Garden, MontaguUnsold
1991 A Still Life with Quinces$29.3kSign up
1992 Sylvia Reading in the Garden of the Artist's House, Montagu$17.1kSign up
1992 Proteas$7.9kSign up
1992 Sylvia Reading in the Garden, Montague$16.2kSign up
Creation date not recorded
49 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 12 works
- Sold
- 10 of 12
- Median
- $3.7kSign up
- Average
- $8.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 15.5 in (35 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8), Drawing (3), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (4), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2010 Still Life with Brown Jug, Aubergines, Tomatoes and Peppers on a White ClothUnsold
sold 2011 Still Life with Spring Flowers in a Terracotta VaseUnsold
sold 2011 Still Life with Apples and Pears$52.9kSign up
sold 2011 Mokhotlong$4.5kSign up
sold 2013 Plaaswerf$293Sign up
sold 2014 Still Life with Onions, Peppers and Aubergine$7.1kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2014 View from the Artist's Studio, recto; View of a Harbour, verso$12.2kSign up
sold 2015 Homestead in a Verdant Valley$6kSign up
sold 2015 Portrait of a Young Man$290Sign up
sold 2016 A Bushman Woman$160Sign up
sold 2017 Coastal Scene with Farmhouses$266Sign up
sold 2017 Landscape$2.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 37 works
- Sold
- 26 of 37
- Median
- $213Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 11 in (30 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (15), Oil (13), Drawing (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (10), Flowers & still life (3), Rivers & marshes (2)
sold 2021 A Nestling$198Sign up
sold 2022 Self PortraitUnsold
sold 2022 Self Portrait (Curtain and Window)Unsold · sold 2×
sold 2022 Nude$115Sign up
sold 2022 Knielende Figuur (Kneeling Figure)$129Sign up
sold 2022 Still Life with Fruit$3.7kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Roses$4.3kSign up
sold 2022 Watercarrier in Mountains$3.7kSign up
sold 2022 Zinnias by an Open WindowUnsold
sold 2022 Portrait of the Artist's Mother$83Sign up
sold 2022 River Reflections$146Sign up
sold 2022 Reclining Nude$14.2kSign up
…and 25 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 François Krige auction results →