Irma Stern Paintings: Auction Prices

South African · 1894–1966

ArtSell has recorded 113 auction results for Irma Stern paintings between 2009 and 2026, of which 78 sold (69% sell-through). Prices realised range from $5,546 to $2,643,210, with a median of $251,978 across 78 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $2,643,210 for “Two Arabs” at Strauss & Co in 2011.

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1. 
   Dahlias, 1935

   Oil · Canvas

   96 by 83cm excluding frame; 110 by 96,5 by 5,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026 · Lot 129
   ZAR 13,725,000≈ $843,401≈ £625,529≈ €730,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000,000–10,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Cape Town Docks, 1957

   Oil · Canvas

   50 by 62cm excluding frame; 58 by 69 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026 · Lot 123
   ZAR 3,202,500≈ $196,794≈ £145,957≈ €170,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Malay Woman, 1936

   Oil · Canvas

   64,5 by 51cm excluding frame; 93,5 by 80 by 6cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 23, 2026 · Lot 335
   ZAR 5,032,500≈ $305,322≈ £231,024≈ €268,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000,000–5,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Still Life with Grapefruit

   Oil · Canvas

   54,5 by 54,5cm excluding frame; 67 by 67 by 5,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026 · Lot 530
   ZAR 1,830,000≈ $107,000≈ £80,018≈ €92,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,800,000–2,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Mantilla, 1961

   Oil · Canvas

   72 by 53cm excluding frame; 94 by 75,5 by 5,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026 · Lot 524
   ZAR 3,660,000≈ $214,000≈ £160,036≈ €184,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000,000–5,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Slender Nude, 1961

   Oil · Board

   48,5 by 58,5cm excluding frame; 86,5 by 94,5 by 5,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026 · Lot 519
   ZAR 1,486,875≈ $86,938≈ £65,015≈ €75,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000,000–1,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Flower Still Life, 1948

   Oil · Canvas

   18 x 14 in

   Nadeau's Auction Gallery · Mar 5, 2026 · Lot 59
   Result not publishedEst. $2,000–4,000View at Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗
8. 
   A Small Canal, Venice, 1948

   Oil · Canvas

   59 by 49cm excluding frame; 81,5 by 71,5 by 8cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 255
   ZAR 2,173,125≈ $126,085≈ £95,962≈ €108,787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1958

   Oil · Canvas

   58 by 58,5cm excluding frame; 88,5 by 88,5 by 8cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 240
   ZAR 2,287,500≈ $132,721≈ £101,013≈ €114,513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Malay (Black Headdress), 1946

    Oil · Canvas

    55,5 by 50,5cm excluding frame; 87 by 64 by 7,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 28, 2025 · Lot 151
    ZAR 21,731,250≈ $1,259,761≈ £948,901≈ €1,083,199Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000,000–10,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Still Life with Grapefruit

    Oil · Canvas

    54,5 by 54,5cm excluding frame; 67 by 67 by 5,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 24, 2025 · Lot 227
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Pimento Pickers

    Oil · Canvas

    69 by 89cm excluding frame; 78 by 96 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 250
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000,000–4,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Malay Woman

    Oil · Canvas

    82,5 by 69,5cm excluding frame; 102 by 88 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 1, 2025 · Lot 207
    ZAR 924,200≈ $50,424≈ £39,107≈ €46,741Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 900,000–1,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Mending the Nets

    Oil · Canvas

    67 by 84cm excluding frame; 91 by 106,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2025 · Lot 127
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Pimento Pickers

    Oil · Canvas

    69 by 89cm excluding frame; 78 by 96 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2025 · Lot 122
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000,000–6,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Fruit Sellers, Madeira

    Oil · Canvas

    67 by 49cm excluding frame; 90 by 71,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024 · Lot 336
    ZAR 1,944,375≈ $107,757≈ £84,074≈ €101,495Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,800,000–2,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Watussi Chief's Wife in Yellow

    Oil · Canvas

    54 by 49cm excluding frame; 58 by 53 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024 · Lot 320
    ZAR 4,575,000≈ $253,547≈ £197,820≈ €238,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000,000–5,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Pondo Woman with Pipe

    Oil · Board

    59,5 by 39,5cm excluding frame; 76 by 55 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 17, 2024 · Lot 277
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Still Life with Flat Irons, Apples and Blossoms in a Jug

    Oil · Canvas

    86,5 by 68cm excluding frame; 103,5 by 85 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 17, 2024 · Lot 250
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,200,000–3,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Still Life with Irises and Anemones

    Oil · Canvas

    66 by 50cm excluding frame; 96 by 80 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 25, 2024 · Lot 230
    ZAR 3,431,250≈ $188,959≈ £148,963≈ €176,366Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,500,000–4,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    The Smoker

    Oil · Canvas

    55 by 48cm excluding frame; 82 by 61cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 19, 2024 · Lot 28
    ZAR 17,156,250≈ $906,365≈ £713,504≈ €835,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000,000–17,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Junge Frau mit Musikinstrument (Makhoyane), 1927

    Oil

    58 × 48 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 30, 2023 · Lot 37
    €203,200≈ $222,118≈ £175,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200,000–300,000View at Grisebach ↗
23. 
    Still Life with Irises and Anemones

    Oil · Canvas

    66 by 50cm excluding frame; 96 by 80 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2023 · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000,000–5,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Figures on a Beach

    Oil · Canvas

    67 by 67cm excluding frame; 85 by 85 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 19, 2023 · Lot 155
    ZAR 4,003,125≈ $211,445≈ £170,259≈ €197,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,800,000–4,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Praying Arab

    Oil · Canvas

    63 by 55cm excluding frame; 80,5 by 67 by 6,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 19, 2023 · Lot 127
    ZAR 18,300,000≈ $966,606≈ £778,328≈ €902,274Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 16,000,000–18,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Still Life with Flat Irons, Apples and Blossoms in a Jug

    Oil · Canvas

    86,5 by 68cm excluding frame; 103,5 by 85 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 19, 2023 · Lot 113
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,800,000–4,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Red Dahlias

    Oil · Canvas

    78,5 by 77,5cm excluding frame; 97 by 95,5 by 6,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 19, 2023 · Lot 106
    ZAR 4,003,125≈ $211,445≈ £170,259≈ €197,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000,000–6,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Still Life with Flat Irons, Apples and Blossoms in a Jug

    Oil · Canvas

    86,5 by 68cm excluding frame; 103,5 by 85 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023 · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000,000–6,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Still Life with Dahlias and Pumpkin

    Oil · Canvas

    85 by 85,5cm excluding frame; 103 by 102 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023 · Lot 42
    ZAR 11,437,500≈ $599,783≈ £479,213≈ €551,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000,000–12,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Malay Woman

    Oil · Canvas

    49,5 by 49cm excluding frame; 63 by 62,5 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023 · Lot 29
    ZAR 5,146,875≈ $269,902≈ £215,646≈ €248,049Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,500,000–5,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Figures on a Beach

    Oil · Canvas

    67 by 67cm excluding frame; 85 by 85 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023 · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000,000–6,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Arum Lilies and Bananas

    Oil · Canvas

    58 by 48cm excluding frame; 86 by 76,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023 · Lot 21
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000,000–3,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Woman with White Headscarf

    Oil · Canvas

    62,5 by 55,5cm excluding frame; 83,5 by 77 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023 · Lot 18
    ZAR 1,258,125≈ $65,976≈ £52,713≈ €60,634Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,200,000–1,600,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Malay Quarters

    Oil · Canvas

    36,5 by 48,5cm excluding frame; 55 by 67,5 by 5,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 28, 2023 · Lot 41
    ZAR 866,438≈ $47,671≈ £38,669≈ €43,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 800,000–1,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Children Reading the Koran

    Oil · Canvas

    61 by 86cm excluding frame; 77,5 by 97,5 by 5,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 28, 2023 · Lot 26
    ZAR 22,303,125≈ $1,227,118≈ £995,391≈ €1,131,923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000,000–11,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Pondo Vrou met Pyp (Pondo Woman with Pipe)

    Oil · Board

    59,5 by 39,5cm excluding frame; 76 by 55 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 22, 2022 · Lot 276
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,500,000–3,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Glass Fireplace Panels, two

    Oil · Other support

    horizontal panel: height: 49cm, length, 156cm, depth 4cm; vertical panel: height: 99cm, width: 49cm, depth: 4cm

    Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2022 · Lot 355
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 900,000–1,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    African Woman

    Oil · Canvas

    59,5 by 49cm excluding frame; 90 by 79 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2022 · Lot 324
    ZAR 5,690,000≈ $319,550≈ £279,401≈ €318,309Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000,000–6,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Nude Bather, Riviera

    Oil · Canvas

    39,5 by 29cm excluding frame; 62 by 51 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2022 · Lot 319
    ZAR 455,200≈ $25,564≈ £22,352≈ €25,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 400,000–600,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Indian Women

    Oil · Canvas

    68,5 by 85,5cm excluding frame; 105 by 122,5 by 5,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2022 · Lot 317
    ZAR 3,186,400≈ $178,948≈ £156,464≈ €178,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000,000–4,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Still Life with Fish

    Oil · Canvas

    83 by 95cm excluding frame; 119 by 131 by 7cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2022 · Lot 220
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,500,000–3,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Harvest Workers, Ceres (Pay Day)

    Oil · Canvas

    63 by 63cm excluding frame; 94,5 by 94,5 by 7,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 17, 2022 · Lot 219
    ZAR 2,048,400≈ $128,189≈ £102,641≈ €121,610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,800,000–2,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Still Life with Blossoms and Pumpkins

    Oil · Canvas

    67,5 by 55cm excluding frame; 75 by 62,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 529
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 1,800,000–2,400,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    Still Life with Jar, Books and Oranges

    Oil · Canvas

    47 by 57cm excluding frame; 73,5 by 83,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 520
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 1,500,000–2,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Dakar Woman

    Oil · Canvas

    59 by 50cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 348
    ZAR 10,469,600≈ $715,074≈ £546,442≈ €654,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000,000–9,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    Bathers, Cannes

    Oil · Canvas

    91 by 72cm excluding frame; 94,5 by 75,5 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 14, 2021 · Lot 33
    ZAR 1,934,600≈ $135,964≈ £98,126≈ €115,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500,000–2,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Three African Women

    Oil · Canvas

    58 by 58cm excluding frame; 84,5 by 84,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 193
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000,000–5,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    The Yellow Hat

    Oil · Canvas

    65 by 65cm excluding frame; 94,5 by 95,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 184
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000,000–6,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Still Life with Lilies

    Oil · Canvas

    86 by 66,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 177
    ZAR 6,259,000≈ $447,769≈ £315,064≈ €366,363Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000,000–8,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Repairing Fishing Nets on the Quay

    Oil · Canvas

    89 by 69cm excluding frame; 116 by 97 by 7cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 32
    ZAR 1,251,800≈ $89,554≈ £63,013≈ €73,273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,200,000–1,600,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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