Lucky Sibiya: career timeline
South African · 1942–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 50 of 110 lots (44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23 | 18 | $345Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1980s | 10 | 7 | $6.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1990s | 15 | 9 | $6.1kSign up | Sculpture |
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1970s 23 works
- Sold
- 18 of 23
- Median
- $345Sign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 15.5 in (57 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (13), Sculpture (3), Screenprint (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (3), Cattle & animals (3), Figures & portraits (3)
1973 Abstract Composition$146Sign up
1973 Wind$475Sign up
1973 WindUnsold
1973 Abstract CompositionUnsold
1973 Man and Horse$1.8kSign up
1975 The Destruction of Mafadu’s Kraal, from the uMabatha Portfolio$206Sign up
1975 Mabatha is King$150Sign up
1975 Mabatha is KingUnsold
1977 Three WomenUnsold
1977 Two Figures and a Bird$144Sign up
1977 WarriorsUnsold
1977 The Family$216Sign up
Show 11 more (1970s)
1977 King and Queen$181Sign up
1977 Bull$145Sign up
1977 Ritual$181Sign up
1977 King and Queen$184Sign up
1977 Head and Man$5.1kSign up
1977 The Crossing of the Bridge$6.1kSign up
1978 Figurative Composition with Musician$5.6kSign up
1978 Figures in Conversation$928Sign up
1978 Seated Couple$2.3kSign up
1978 Horse and Dancers$19.4kSign up
1979 Stamping$8.2kSign up
1980s 10 works
- Sold
- 7 of 10
- Median
- $6.8kSign up
- Average
- $13.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 33.5 × 22.5 in (85 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (5), Oil (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Abstract (1), Cattle & animals (1)
1980 Tree and Figures$14.5kSign up
1981 Totem with Seven FiguresUnsold
1981 Twins and Mother$6.8kSign up
1982 Abstract Composition$5.2kSign up
1982 Peace will PrevailUnsold
1984 Five Wives$50.1kSign up
1987 Aspirations$10.5kSign up
1988 Zulu CoupleUnsold
1989 Man and Horse$2.6kSign up
1989 Arrival of the Bridegroom$5.4kSign up
1990s 15 works
- Sold
- 9 of 15
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $9.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 23.5 in (76 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (8), Oil (3), Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2)
1991 Dance in the GardenUnsold
1992 Abstract Form I$2.8kSign up
1993 The Village$13.1kSign up
1994 Indaba Under the Tree$7.6kSign up
1994 Woman and Flower$6.1kSign up
1994 Figures and BirdsUnsold · sold 2×
1994 WarriorsUnsold
1994 Two Women and Birds Under a Tree$12.6kSign up
1995 Totem$3.5kSign up
1995 The Return$4.6kSign up · sold 2×
1997 Four FiguresUnsold
1997 Abstract Mystical FlightUnsold
Show 3 more (1990s)
1997 Composition with Animals and Barren Tree$3.6kSign up
1998 TotemUnsold
1998 Tales from the Past, 1998$29.4kSign up
Creation date not recorded
60 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 27 works
- Sold
- 17 of 27
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $4.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 16.5 in (57 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (15), Woodcut / linocut (6), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Abstract (4), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2010 A Woman with Peacocks$9.7kSign up
sold 2011 FertilityUnsold
sold 2011 The ReturnUnsold
sold 2011 Musicians with Drums$9.5kSign up
sold 2013 Umabatha, 'a portfolio of fifteen woodcuts...', each individually framed$1.7kSign up
sold 2013 Four Figures, recto/verso$8.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2013 Figural Compositions, two$866Sign up
sold 2015 Village FestivitiesUnsold
sold 2015 Lion and HunterUnsold
sold 2016 Abstract CompositionUnsold
sold 2016 Abstract Figural CompositionUnsold
sold 2016 The Peacemaker$10.1kSign up
…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 33 works
- Sold
- 24 of 33
- Median
- $309Sign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 15.5 in (57 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (22), Sculpture (4), Other (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (5), Figures & portraits (5), Birds (2)
sold 2021 Abstract Composition in Black and Yellow$290Sign up
sold 2021 Zulu Warrior$508Sign up
sold 2021 Abstract Composition with FiguresUnsold
sold 2022 Totem; Four FiguresUnsold
sold 2022 The Polo PlayerUnsold
sold 2022 Two Musicians and a HorseUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Dingane's FightUnsold
sold 2022 Death Of MabathUnsold
sold 2022 The Nation Mourns$140Sign up
sold 2022 Mabatha Agrees to Kill Dingane$140Sign up
sold 2022 The Death of Mbatha$292Sign up
sold 2022 Two Fish$327Sign up
…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Lucky Sibiya auction results →