Nel Erasmus: career timeline
South African · b. 1928 · 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 32 lots (45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1960s | 3 | 1 | $983Sign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | $1.3kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | $509Sign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | $2.7kSign up | Mixed media |
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1950s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 14 in (49 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1952 Viool en Kers (Klank en Lig)Unsold
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $983Sign up
- Average
- $983Sign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 26 in (70 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1), Abstract (1)
1960 Still Life with Yellow Jug$983Sign up · sold 2×
1962 AbstractUnsold
1965 FlightUnsold
1970s 1 work
1980s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 30.5 in (66 × 77 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (2), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Space Dance II$1.4kSign up
1980 Liggaam XI$1.2kSign up
1983 Whirlwind$549Sign up
1988 Summer$1.5kSign up
1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $509Sign up
- Average
- $509Sign up
- Typical size
- 28.5 × 19.5 in (72 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1995 Varkblom (Arum Lilies)$509Sign up
2000s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 38.5 × 27.5 in (98 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
2002 Male Torso$724Sign up
2007 Windswept Moonflower$1.8kSign up
2008 Overwhelmed$2kSign up
2010s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
17 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 8 works
- Sold
- 1 of 8
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 39.5 × 27.5 in (100 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (4), Oil (3), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (3)
sold 2012 Matriarch$1.5kSign up
sold 2013 We EmbraceUnsold
sold 2018 Warm Lamp LightUnsold
sold 2018 Flight, diptychUnsold
sold 2019 Exit from the StageUnsold
sold 2019 Abstract IIIUnsold
Show 2 more (2010s)
sold 2019 Abstract IIUnsold
sold 2019 Abstract IUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $562Sign up
- Average
- $720Sign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 21 in (52 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Mixed media (2), Pastel (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Abstract (1)
sold 2021 Cross Roads I - Flame$2.2kSign up
sold 2022 Vultures$130Sign up
sold 2022 Portrait$195Sign up
sold 2023 Abstract FiguresUnsold
sold 2023 Orange Landscape$1kSign up
sold 2023 Human Vase (Winter)$831Sign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Abstract in Gold and Navy$124Sign up
sold 2025 Aquatic Action$562Sign up
sold 2026 Reclining NudeUnsold
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 Nel Erasmus auction results →