Malangatana Ngwenya
Mozambican · 1936–2011 · Painter, Sculptor
Malangatana Valente Ngwenya was a Mozambican painter and poet. He frequently exhibited work under his first name alone, as Malangatana. He died on 5 January 2011 in Matosinhos,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Crowd of BeastsStrauss & Co · ZAR 51,156≈ $3,802≈ £3,060≈ €3,437Sign up to see
Women In MotionOlympia Auctions · £850≈ $1,123≈ €965Sign up to see
A Crowd, recto; Nude, versoStrauss & Co · ZAR 11,710≈ $814≈ £649≈ €755Sign up to see
Malangatana Ngwenya’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).
Lots sold
8
of 9 offered · 2016–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 6 | 100% | $553Sign up | $434Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $597Sign up | $597Sign up | $814Sign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $531Sign up | $387Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 1 | 50% | $347Sign up | $347Sign up | $347Sign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $347Sign up | $347Sign up | $347Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.