Herbert Coetzee: career timeline
South African · 1921–2008 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 41 of 50 lots (82% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 6 | $201Sign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 7 | 4 | $877Sign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 12 | 11 | $395Sign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 4 | 3 | $428Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 8 | 7 | $218Sign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | $725Sign up | Oil |
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1950s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $201Sign up
- Average
- $294Sign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 15.5 in (34 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1950 Zeekoevlei Early Morning$201Sign up
1951 On a Farm Near Faure (Cape)$201Sign up
1954 Landscape in Purple$125Sign up
1956 Still Life with Fruit$394Sign up
1956 Figures on a Road$662Sign up
1957 Women, Houses and Telephone Pole$184Sign up
1959 Boats in the HarbourUnsold
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 4 of 7
- Median
- $877Sign up
- Average
- $840Sign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 14 in (29 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Harbours & ports (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1962 Beker met Blomme (Jug with Flowers)Unsold
1965 Rock Pool$1.2kSign up
1967 HarbourUnsold
1968 Still Life with Flowers, Apples and JugUnsold
1968 Figure crossing on a Bridge$905Sign up
1968 The Red Roof$850Sign up
1969 Abstract$396Sign up
1970s 12 works
- Sold
- 11 of 12
- Median
- $395Sign up
- Average
- $705Sign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9.5 in (31 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (4), Flowers & still life (2), Markets & villages (1)
1971 Rooidak Huisie agter Bome (Red Roofed House behind Trees)Unsold
1971 Huisies Tussen Bome (Houses Among Trees)$237Sign up
1973 Die Ontbyt Kamer Venster (The Breakfast Room Window)$395Sign up · sold 2×
1973 Straatjie in Athene (Street in Athens)$326Sign up
1975 Still Life with Bottle, Lemon and Vase of Flowers$814Sign up
1976 Hawe Toneel (Harbour Scene)$190Sign up
1977 Bome met Skadus oor die Pad (Trees Casting Shadows over the Road)$170Sign up
1977 Still Life with Fruit and a Jug$190Sign up
1977 Interieur met Rooi Stoel (Interior with Red Chair)$543Sign up
1978 Interior$3.2kSign up
1979 View of Buildings through Trees$1kSign up
1979 Bedroom Interior with Armchair$633Sign up
1980s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $428Sign up
- Average
- $366Sign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 11.5 in (31 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3)
1981 Nasturtiums in a White Vase$448Sign up
1984 Bolandse Somerlandskap (Highland Summer Landscape)Unsold
1988 Landscape with Trees$428Sign up
1989 Outbuildings Under Trees$222Sign up
1990s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $218Sign up
- Average
- $208Sign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 9 in (19 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)
1992 Birdcage at a Window$296Sign up
1992 Dorp StraatjieUnsold
1993 Still Life with Flowers in Amphora-Shaped Vase$218Sign up
1993 Rooftops and Trees$249Sign up
1998 Vrou in Grys (Woman in Grey)$285Sign up
1998 A Bowl of Fruit$95Sign up
1999 Landskap met Bome II (Landscape with Trees II)$211Sign up
1999 Stillewe met Swart Beker (Still Life with Black Jug)$103Sign up
2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $725Sign up
- Average
- $725Sign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 17 in (36 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
2004 Bolandse landskap$725Sign up
2006 Flowers in a PotUnsold
Creation date not recorded
9 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 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 18 × 1 in (46 × 2 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2017 Hibiscus and Blomstudie, twoUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $305Sign up
- Average
- $387Sign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 9.5 in (21 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Harbours & ports (2), Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2021 Seetoneel$792Sign up
sold 2022 Blomme in a Vaas (Flowers in a Vase)$305Sign up
sold 2022 Still Life with Fruit$407Sign up
sold 2022 Bote in Hawe (Boats in a Harbour)$271Sign up
sold 2022 Pots of Violets and Cyclamens$584Sign up
sold 2024 Studio Interior$128Sign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
sold 2024 West Coast Harbour$224Sign up
sold 2025 The RiverUnsold
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 Herbert Coetzee auction results →