Nerine Desmond
South African · 1908–1993
Nerine Desmond was a South African artist known particularly for her watercolour and oil paintings, especially landscapes, seascapes, portraits, Basuto horsemen, and pastoral… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Die Goeie HerderStrauss & Co · ZAR 77,980≈ $9,896≈ £6,892≈ €8,007Sign up to see
The Cavalcade, BasutolandStrauss & Co · ZAR 50,130≈ $7,161≈ £4,457≈ €5,142Sign up to see
Blanketed Figures in a Basuto Landscape with HorsesStrauss & Co · ZAR 38,990≈ $5,569≈ £3,435≈ €3,938Sign up to see
Nerine Desmond’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
45
of 63 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
71%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 30 | 21 | 70% | $2.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Oil | 30 | 21 | 70% | $2.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 20 | 12 | 60% | $307Sign up | $129Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 18 | 12 | 67% | $307Sign up | $129Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 12 | 92% | $55Sign up | $41Sign up | $117Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 13 | 12 | 92% | $55Sign up | $41Sign up | $117Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 17 | $63Sign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | $452Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | $725Sign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | $649Sign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $1kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $892Sign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $81Sign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $828Sign up |