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Helen Sebidi

South African · b. 1943 · Painter, Illustrator

Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi is a South African artist born in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein) near Hammanskraal, Pretoria, who lives and works in Johannesburg.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Helen Sebidi, The Traditional Lovers, oil on canvasThe Traditional LoversStrauss & Co · ZAR 250,096≈ $17,179≈ £13,120≈ €14,738Sign up to see
  2. Helen Sebidi, The Spirit Bird Fleeing from the Modern World, oil on canvasThe Spirit Bird Fleeing from the Modern WorldStrauss & Co · ZAR 170,700≈ $12,212≈ £8,593≈ €9,992Sign up to see
  3. Helen Sebidi, The Grandmother Bears The Mother's Children, oil on canvasThe Grandmother Bears The Mother's ChildrenStrauss & Co · ZAR 204,840≈ $11,504≈ £10,058≈ €11,459Sign up to see

Helen Sebidi’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).

ArtSell has recorded 38 auction results for Helen Sebidi between 2009 and 2026, of which 29 sold (76%). Recorded sale prices range from $31Sign up free to see to $17.2kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $17.2kSign up free to see for The Traditional Lovers at Strauss & Co in November 2017. The most common medium is oil paintings (23 lots). Most results come from Strauss & Co (37) and Olympia Auctions (1).

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  1. Helen Sebidi, Tselane!! Tselane!! Tselane!! Ngwanaka (Tselane!! Tselane!! Tselane!! My Child), 1995, colour screenprint on paper
    Tselane!! Tselane!! Tselane!! Ngwanaka (Tselane!! Tselane!! Tselane!! My Child), 1995
    Screenprint · Paper
    image size: 32 by 47,5cm; 63 by 78,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 250
    ZAR 9,610≈ $594≈ £438≈ €512Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Helen Sebidi, Mophllosi Wa Batho (People Saver (sic) in Africa), 1993, mixed media on paper laid down on board
    Mophllosi Wa Batho (People Saver (sic) in Africa), 1993
    Mixed media · Paper
    76 by 56cm excluding frame; 107,5 by 87,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 428
    ZAR 152,425≈ $8,912≈ £6,665≈ €7,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Helen Sebidi, Carrying Fruit from the Lands near Pietersburg, NTVL, oil on board
    Carrying Fruit from the Lands near Pietersburg, NTVL
    Oil · Board
    37,5 by 53cm excluding frame; 43 by 58,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 29
    ZAR 54,057≈ $3,136≈ £2,387≈ €2,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Helen Sebidi, From the River near Pietersburg, oil on board
    From the River near Pietersburg
    Oil · Board
    23 by 15cm excluding frame; 30 by 24,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 8
    ZAR 11,725≈ $640≈ £486≈ €577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Helen Sebidi, Washer Women, oil on board
    Washer Women
    Oil · Board
    22 by 15,5cm excluding frame; 29,5 by 24,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 9
    ZAR 11,725≈ $640≈ £486≈ €577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Helen Sebidi, "Taking them out to Graze" Near Jericho TVL, oil on board
    "Taking them out to Graze" Near Jericho TVL
    Oil · Board
    29 by 48,5cm excluding frame; 39 by 58,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 26
    ZAR 21,105≈ $1,146≈ £925≈ €1,110Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Helen Sebidi, The Aloes, near Hebron, TVL, oil on board
    The Aloes, near Hebron, TVL
    Oil · Board
    48,5 by 29cm excluding frame; 58,5 by 39 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 27
    ZAR 21,105≈ $1,146≈ £925≈ €1,110Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Helen Sebidi, Inside the Hut, Near Hammanskraal, N. Tvl., oil on board
    Inside the Hut, Near Hammanskraal, N. Tvl.
    Oil · Board
    37 by 53cm excluding frame; 42,5 by 58 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 23
    ZAR 70,350≈ $3,838≈ £3,001≈ €3,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Helen Sebidi, Still Going On, lithograph
    Still Going On
    Lithograph
    42.5 x 35cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 19
    £260≈ $326≈ €304HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  10. Helen Sebidi, Lebelo Le A Jelwa (The Race is Eaten), colour screenprint on paper
    Lebelo Le A Jelwa (The Race is Eaten)
    Screenprint · Paper
    image size: 43 by 70cm; 82 by 109,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 10
    ZAR 7,035≈ $370≈ £294≈ €344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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Helen Sebidi: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Helen Sebidi at auction?

$17,179Sign up free to see, for The Traditional Lovers at Strauss & Co (November 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Helen Sebidi?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 29 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Helen Sebidi have sold at auction?

29 of 38 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Helen Sebidi?

Strauss & Co and Olympia Auctions account for the most recorded results. Strauss & Co · Olympia Auctions

About Helen Sebidi

Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi is a South African artist born in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein) near Hammanskraal, Pretoria, who lives and works in Johannesburg. Sebidi's work has been represented in private and public collections, including at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington and New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, New York, and the World Bank. Her work has been recognised internationally and locally. In 1989, she won the Standard Bank Young Artist award, becoming the first black woman to win the award. In 2004, President Thabo Mbeki awarded her the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver – which is the highest honor given to those considered a "national treasure". In 2011, she was awarded the Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) Lifetime Achievement Award for Visual Art, while in 2015 she received the Mbokodo Award. In September 2018, Sebidi was honoured with one of the first solo presentations at the Norval Foundation in Cape Town – a retrospective entitled Batlhaping Ba Re.

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