Louis Maqhubela: career timeline

South African · 1939–2021 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 30 lots (79% 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.

Louis Maqhubela: 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
1960s	7	4	$923Sign up	Mixed media
1970s	13	10	$1.7kSign up	Mixed media
1990s	3	2	$742Sign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1960s 7 works

Sold: 4 of 7
Median: $923Sign up
Average: $1.3kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 27 in (49 × 69 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (4), Drawing (2), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Abstract (1)

1960 Street Corner$522Sign up
1965 Wood CollectorsUnsold
1968 Sofiatown (sic)$2.7kSign up
1968 Abstract$442Sign up
1968 Metro Train through a Township$1.3kSign up
1968 A Township SceneUnsold
1968 A Township SceneUnsold

1970s 13 works

Sold: 10 of 13
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $1.7kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 23 in (56 × 58 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (8), Pastel (5)
Subjects: Birds (5), Figures & portraits (4), Abstract (3)

1970 Abstract Composition with a Figure$737Sign up
1971 UntitledUnsold
1971 AbstractUnsold
1971 Abstract with BirdUnsold
1971 Abstract$985Sign up
1971 Figure with Doves$3kSign up
1972 Figure and Bird$1.2kSign up
1972 Abstract with Village and Bird$1.4kSign up · sold 2×
1972 Figure and Bird$1.6kSign up
1973 Figure with Animals$1.8kSign up
1973 A Figural Composition$2.1kSign up
1975 Abstract with Bird and Leaves$2.4kSign up

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1976 Composition with Cockerel, Dog, Figure and Fish$2.1kSign up

1990s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $742Sign up
Average: $742Sign up
Typical size: 22.5 × 30 in (57 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Pastel (1)
Subjects: —

1993 Flagstaff$618Sign up
1994 Two WorldsUnsold
1997 First Call$866Sign up

Creation date not recorded

6 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 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $5.6kSign up
Average: $5.6kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 13 in (37 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1), Mixed media (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2013 The Couple$9.3kSign up
sold 2018 Seated ManUnsold
sold 2019 At the Beerhall$1.9kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $943Sign up
Average: $2kSign up
Typical size: 24.5 × 39.5 in (63 × 100 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (1), Pastel (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Abstract (1)

sold 2021 Abstract Composition$943Sign up
sold 2022 The Traveller$5kSign up
sold 2023 Houses$172Sign 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 Louis Maqhubela auction results →