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South African · 1908–2008 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 15 of 42 lots (33% 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.

May Hillhouse: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s32$450Sign upOil
1950s44$3.3kSign upOil
1960s22$11.8kSign upOil
1970s31$3kSign upOil

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1940s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$450Sign up
Average
$450Sign up
Typical size
10 × 13.5 in (25 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)

1950s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$3.3kSign up
Average
$4.1kSign up
Typical size
26.5 × 18 in (68 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Figures & portraits (1)

1960s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$11.8kSign up
Average
$11.8kSign up
Typical size
16 × 16 in (41 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 3 works

Sold
1 of 3
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 20 in (50 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

24 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 2000s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$14.5kSign up
Average
$14.5kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 22.5 in (44 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold
4 of 10
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$2.4kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 11.5 in (37 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4), Watercolor (2), Gouache (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Markets & villages (1), Abstract (1)
Show 4 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works

Sold
5 of 12
Median
$139Sign up
Average
$324Sign up
Typical size
19.5 × 14.5 in (49 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (4), Oil (3), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Flowers & still life (1), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

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 May Hillhouse auction results →