Keith Alexander: career timeline

South African · 1946–1998 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 59 of 64 lots (92% 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.

Keith Alexander: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1970s	13	8	$6.3kSign up	Oil
1980s	28	24	$28.6kSign up	Oil
1990s	15	14	$36.2kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1970s 13 works

Sold: 8 of 13
Median: $6.3kSign up
Average: $7.4kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 23.5 in (50 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Oil (12), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

1975 Mine$4.2kSign up · sold 2×
1975 Water TankUnsold
1975 Mine Shaft with Approaching Storm$11.6kSign up
1975 Lone Figure$4.4kSign up
1976 Truck in the Mud$12.3kSign up
1977 The Old ChassisUnsold
1978 Stack of Boulders$7.4kSign up
1979 Boulders E.TVLUnsold
1979 Two Figures and a Barn, Groot Marico$5.1kSign up · sold 2×
1979 BucketUnsold · sold 2×
1979 Drum in Rocky Riverbed$3.3kSign up
1979 Farm BuildingsUnsold

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1979 Brick Kilns$10.6kSign up

1980s 28 works

Sold: 24 of 28
Median: $28.6kSign up
Average: $31.4kSign up
Typical size: 35.5 × 36 in (90 × 91 cm)
Mediums: Oil (25), Acrylic (3)
Subjects: Beach scenes (1), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1980 Alley, Groot Marico$10.9kSign up
1980 Coal Stove$11.5kSign up
1980 Growth and Decay$15.5kSign up
1981 Farm Yard$18.2kSign up
1982 Buried Winston$20.6kSign up
1983 Beached Boat$6.1kSign up
1983 Desert LandscapeUnsold
1983 Kolmanskop in FogUnsold
1983 Bogenfels$32.1kSign up
1984 The Eduard Bohlen – Tidal Pools 1934$28.5kSign up
1986 The Point of No Return$26.8kSign up
1986 Lace Curtains Elizabeth Bay$31.9kSign up

Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 15 works

Sold: 14 of 15
Median: $36.2kSign up
Average: $45.5kSign up
Typical size: 33.5 × 35.5 in (85 × 91 cm)
Mediums: Oil (13), Acrylic (2)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2), Landscapes (1), Harbours & ports (1)

1990 Grand Parade$71.4kSign up
1991 Oceanic Landscape$45.7kSign up
1991 Oryx in Moonlight$36.7kSign up
1991 The Scramble for Africa$35.6kSign up
1991 The Incident$6.6kSign up
1992 Hohenzollern$29.9kSign up
1992 After the Vandals$28.6kSign up
1992 The Pier$65.1kSign up
1992 On the Brink$21.6kSign up
1994 Ruin with Opulent Interior (Pomona)$35.2kSign up
1994 Checkerboard$45.9kSign up
1994 Night Caller$41.9kSign up

Show 3 more (1990s)

1994 The CelebrationUnsold
1994 The Distinguished Guest$151kSign up
1996 The Gourmet$22.7kSign up

Creation date not recorded

5 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: 1 of 1
Median: $3.6kSign up
Average: $3.6kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2017 Untitled$3.6kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $15.5kSign up
Average: $22.4kSign up
Typical size: 29.5 × 40.5 in (75 × 103 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

sold 2021 HedgerowUnsold
sold 2022 Last Light$42.7kSign up
sold 2022 Mining on the Coast$9kSign up
sold 2023 The Newel Post$15.5kSign up

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 Keith Alexander auction results →