Otto Klar
South African · 1908–1994
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Record prices
Landscape with Flowering DombeyaStrauss & Co · ZAR 68,208≈ $7,210≈ £4,743≈ €5,609Sign up to see
Landscape with Gum TreesStrauss & Co · ZAR 44,560≈ $6,494≈ £3,986≈ €4,629Sign up to see
A Rural Village with Figures in a Mountainous LandscapeStrauss & Co · ZAR 42,332≈ $5,581≈ £3,402≈ €3,894Sign up to see
Otto Klar’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
161
of 218 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
74%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 182 | 131 | 72% | $1.3kSign up | $869Sign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Oil | 182 | 131 | 72% | $1.3kSign up | $869Sign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 36 | 30 | 83% | $266Sign up | $190Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $766Sign up | $300Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 15 | 11 | 73% | $190Sign up | $183Sign up | $341Sign up |
| Drawing | 14 | 13 | 93% | $215Sign up | $177Sign up | $471Sign 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 | 23 | 15 | $394Sign up |
| 2025 | 28 | 20 | $377Sign up |
| 2024 | 29 | 21 | $548Sign up |
| 2023 | 33 | 28 | $537Sign up |
| 2022 | 21 | 17 | $423Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | $1kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 23 | 15 | $853Sign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | $2.9kSign up |