Paul Emsley
South African · b. 1947 · Painter, Printmaker
Paul Emsley is a British artist who worked in South Africa until 1996 and is now resident in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. He is a former lecturer at the Stellenbosch… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Last LionessStrauss & Co · ZAR 227,600≈ $15,846≈ £12,433≈ €14,190Sign up to see
LiliesStrauss & Co · ZAR 176,390≈ $12,397≈ £8,947≈ €10,493Sign up to see
NudeStrauss & Co · ZAR 44,498≈ $4,196≈ £2,499≈ €3,033Sign up to see
Paul Emsley’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).
ArtSell has recorded 32 auction results for Paul Emsley between 2013 and 2026, of which 21 sold (66%). Recorded sale prices range from $123Sign up free to see to $15.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $15.8kSign up free to see for The Last Lioness at Strauss & Co in May 2019. The most common medium is drawings (14 lots). Results come from Strauss & Co (32).
32 results
- Nude, 1995ZAR 52,698≈ $3,204≈ £2,355≈ €2,723Sign up free to see
- White Rhinoceros, 1988ZAR 11,711≈ $712≈ £523≈ €605Sign up free to see
- Bull (Sussex), 1994ZAR 6,449≈ $361≈ £268≈ €309Sign up free to see
- ZAR 29,313≈ $1,612≈ £1,272≈ €1,534Sign up free to see
- ZAR 2,345≈ $123≈ £98≈ €115Sign up free to see
- ZAR 49,245≈ $2,688≈ £2,191≈ €2,495Sign up free to see
- ZAR 5,628≈ $326≈ £274≈ €317Sign up free to see
- ZAR 6,449≈ $411≈ £323≈ €383Sign up free to see
- ZAR 8,208≈ $523≈ £411≈ €487Sign up free to see
- ZAR 14,070≈ $897≈ £704≈ €835Sign up free to see
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Paul Emsley: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Paul Emsley at auction?
$15,846Sign up free to see, for The Last Lioness at Strauss & Co (May 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Paul Emsley?
The median sale price is $1.5kSign up free to see across 21 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Paul Emsley have sold at auction?
21 of 32 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Paul Emsley?
Strauss & Co accounts for the most recorded results. Strauss & Co
About Paul Emsley
Paul Emsley is a British artist who worked in South Africa until 1996 and is now resident in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. He is a former lecturer at the Stellenbosch University and the 2007 winner of the BP Portrait Award for portrait painting. His work can be found in most public collections in South Africa, The National Portrait Gallery London and The British Museum. He is known for his large detailed images of people, animals and flowers. There was a major retrospective of his work in 2012 at the Sasol Art Gallery in Stellenbosch. He is represented in the UK by the Redfern Gallery and in South Africa by Everard Read. Emsley's portrait of the Princess of Wales is on permanent display at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Other notable portraits include Nelson Mandela, Sir V. S. Naipaul, Michael Simpson and William Kentridge.
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