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Irma Stern

South African · 1894–1966 · Painter

Irma Analize Stern was a South African artist who achieved national and international recognition in her lifetime. (Wikipedia)

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303lots offered2009–2026years recorded80%sold (243)$17.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Two ArabsStrauss & Co · Sep 2011ZAR 21,166,000≈ $2,643,210≈ £1,702,660≈ €1,957,933Sign up to see
GladioliStrauss & Co · Oct 2010ZAR 13,368,000≈ $1,940,232≈ £1,217,668≈ €1,392,244Sign up to see
White LiliesStrauss & Co · Nov 2010ZAR 11,140,000≈ $1,591,238≈ £990,376≈ €1,142,638Sign up to see

Irma Stern’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (302 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Irma Stern, Harvesters on a Hill, 1963, ink and pastel on paper — Harvesters on a Hill, 1963
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026
ZAR 128,975Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Fishing Boats on the Shore, 1943, gouache on paper — Fishing Boats on the Shore, 1943
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026
ZAR 635,388Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Cape Town Docks, 1957, oil on canvas — Cape Town Docks, 1957
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026
ZAR 3,202,500Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Dahlias, 1935, oil on canvas — Dahlias, 1935
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026
ZAR 13,725,000Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Seated Arab Women, Zanzibar, colour photolithograph on paper — Seated Arab Women, Zanzibar
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026
ZAR 19,220Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Istanbul, colour photolithograph on paper — Istanbul
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026
ZAR 20,422Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Watussi Woman with Headscarf, 1942, charcoal on paper — Watussi Woman with Headscarf, 1942
Strauss & Co · Jul 21, 2026
ZAR 175,875Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Melon Seller, 1951, gouache on paper — Melon Seller, 1951
Strauss & Co · Jul 21, 2026
ZAR 1,062,830Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Malay Woman, 1936, oil on canvas — Malay Woman, 1936
Strauss & Co · Jun 23, 2026
ZAR 5,032,500Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Malay Fruit Sellers, 1933, ink on paper laid down on board — Malay Fruit Sellers, 1933
Strauss & Co · Jun 23, 2026
ZAR 30,032Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Ponte Vecchio, Florence, 1937, gouache on paper — Ponte Vecchio, Florence, 1937
Strauss & Co · May 27, 2026
ZAR 808,675Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Venice, 1948, gouache on paper — Venice, 1948
Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026
ZAR 693,150Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Woman with Urn, 1963, charcoal on paper — Woman with Urn, 1963
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 108,113Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Two Women in Venice, 1950, gouache on paper — Two Women in Venice, 1950
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 120,125Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Figures in a Market, 1935, gouache on paper — Figures in a Market, 1935
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 187,600Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Workers in a Field, 1961, pen on paper — Workers in a Field, 1961
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 45,648Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, The Seamstress, 1963, pen on paper — The Seamstress, 1963
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 38,440Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Harbour Scene, 1962, ink on paper — Harbour Scene, 1962
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 84,088Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Seated Figure, 1954, monotype and oil on paper — Seated Figure, 1954
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 120,125Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Group of Nuns, 1932, ink and charcoal on paper — Group of Nuns, 1932
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 57,660Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Canoes on the Congo River, 1942, gouache on paper — Canoes on the Congo River, 1942
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 369,680Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Cape Flower Seller, 1946, gouache and pastel on paper — Cape Flower Seller, 1946
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 438,995Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Mother and Child, 1959, gouache on paper — Mother and Child, 1959
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 222,775Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Alicante, 1962, mixed media on watercolour paper — Alicante, 1962
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 222,775Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, The Cane Cutters, 1961, watercolour and fibre-tip pen on paper — The Cane Cutters, 1961
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 234,500Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Slender Nude, 1961, oil on board — Slender Nude, 1961
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 1,486,875Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Mantilla, 1961, oil on canvas — Mantilla, 1961
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 3,660,000Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Still Life with Grapefruit, oil on canvas — Still Life with Grapefruit
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 1,830,000Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Pondo Portrait, 1938, gouache and crayon on paper — Pondo Portrait, 1938
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 234,500Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Zanzibar — Zanzibar
Strauss & Co · Feb 11, 2026
ZAR 48,050Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Congo — Congo
Strauss & Co · Feb 11, 2026
ZAR 57,660Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, From the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio: Four Prostitutes, 1920, stone lithograph on paper — From the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio: Four Prostitutes, 1920
Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025
ZAR 30,032Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Visionen, 1920, photolithograph on paper — Visionen, 1920
Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025
ZAR 15,617Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Two Men at a Table, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio — Two Men at a Table, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio
Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025
ZAR 21,623Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Woman with a Headscarf, Smoking a Pipe, 1941, gouache on paper — Woman with a Headscarf, Smoking a Pipe, 1941
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 323,470Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1958, oil on canvas — Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1958
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 2,287,500Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Portrait of a Woman, 1927, charcoal on paper — Portrait of a Woman, 1927
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 281,400Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, A Small Canal, Venice, 1948, oil on canvas — A Small Canal, Venice, 1948
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 2,173,125Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Two Women, Congo, 1942, watercolour on paper — Two Women, Congo, 1942
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 199,325Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Figure Lying, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio, lithograph on paper — Figure Lying, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio
Strauss & Co · Nov 5, 2025
ZAR 21,623Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Malay (Black Headdress), 1946, oil on canvas — Malay (Black Headdress), 1946
Strauss & Co · Oct 28, 2025
ZAR 21,731,250Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Figure at a Desk, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio, lithograph on paper — Figure at a Desk, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio
Strauss & Co · Sep 30, 2025
ZAR 36,038Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Figure on a Balcony, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio, lithograph on paper — Figure on a Balcony, from the Visionen (Visions) Portfolio
Strauss & Co · Sep 30, 2025
ZAR 20,422Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Boy with a Felt Hat, 1931, pencil on paper — Boy with a Felt Hat, 1931
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025
ZAR 93,800Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Untitled, from the Visionen (Visions) portfolio, lithograph on paper — Untitled, from the Visionen (Visions) portfolio
Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2025
ZAR 44,555Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Palmboom Road, Newlands, 1944, gouache on paper — Palmboom Road, Newlands, 1944
Strauss & Co · Jul 22, 2025
ZAR 577,625Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Mother and Child, 1951, etching on paper — Mother and Child, 1951
Strauss & Co · Jul 22, 2025
ZAR 37,520Sign up free to see

Irma Stern, Two Watusi Women, 1942, ink on paper — Two Watusi Women, 1942
Strauss & Co · Jul 22, 2025
ZAR 105,525Sign up free to see

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