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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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The Last LionessStrauss & Co · May 2019ZAR 227,600≈ $15,846≈ £12,433≈ €14,190Sign up to see
LiliesStrauss & Co · Sep 2021ZAR 176,390≈ $12,397≈ £8,947≈ €10,493Sign up to see
NudeStrauss & Co · Apr 2014ZAR 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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (32 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Paul Emsley, Nude, 1995, oil on canvas — Nude, 1995
Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026
ZAR 52,698Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, White Rhinoceros, 1988, etching on paper — White Rhinoceros, 1988
Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026
ZAR 11,711Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Bull (Sussex), 1994, stone lithograph on paper — Bull (Sussex), 1994
Strauss & Co · Jul 14, 2025
ZAR 6,449Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Seated Nude, charcoal on paper — Seated Nude
Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024
ZAR 29,313Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Shell, etching on paper — Shell
Strauss & Co · Feb 12, 2024
ZAR 2,345Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Chrysanthemums in a Vase, charcoal on paper — Chrysanthemums in a Vase
Strauss & Co · Mar 27, 2023
ZAR 49,245Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Maanlandskap in die Reën (Moonlit Landscape in the Rain), conté on paper — Maanlandskap in die Reën (Moonlit Landscape in the Rain)
Strauss & Co · Nov 22, 2022
ZAR 5,628Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, The Bather, charcoal on paper — The Bather
Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022
ZAR 6,449Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Totem, oil on paper — Totem
Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Nude in Portrait, charcoal on paper — Nude in Portrait
Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022
ZAR 14,070Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Female Nude, charcoal on paper — Female Nude
Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2021
ZAR 23,450Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Lilies, oil on canvas — Lilies
Strauss & Co · Sep 14, 2021
ZAR 176,390Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, The Last Lioness, black chalk on paper — The Last Lioness
Strauss & Co · May 20, 2019
ZAR 227,600Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Breaking Wave Onrus, conté on paper — Breaking Wave Onrus
Strauss & Co · Jul 17, 2017
ZAR 21,078Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Onrus River Beach, conté on paper — Onrus River Beach
Strauss & Co · Jul 17, 2017
ZAR 19,907Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Standing Nude Looking Back, oil on canvas board — Standing Nude Looking Back
Strauss & Co · Apr 23, 2014
ZAR 16,160Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Nude, oil on artist’s board — Nude
Strauss & Co · Apr 23, 2014
ZAR 44,498Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Standing Nude, Front, oil on artist's board — Standing Nude, Front
Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2013
ZAR 39,788Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Nude Study, Back, oil on artist's board — Nude Study, Back
Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2013
ZAR 11,710Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Nude Study, Front, oil on artist's board — Nude Study, Front
Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2013
ZAR 25,010Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Fountain, charcoal — Fountain
Strauss & Co · May 20, 2013
ZAR 10,539Sign up free to see

Paul Emsley, Melvyn Minnaar, oil on paper — Melvyn Minnaar
Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025

Paul Emsley, Standing Nude, oil on canvas — Standing Nude
Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022

Paul Emsley, Reclining Nude, oil on canvasboard — Reclining Nude
Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022

Paul Emsley, Bull, charcoal on paper — Bull
Strauss & Co · Apr 6, 2022

Paul Emsley, Storm Clouds, black chalk on paper — Storm Clouds
Strauss & Co · Oct 19, 2019

Paul Emsley, Cloudscape, black chalk on paper — Cloudscape
Strauss & Co · Oct 19, 2019

Paul Emsley, Harbour, stone lithograph — Harbour
Strauss & Co · May 7, 2018

Paul Emsley, Nude, stone lithograph — Nude
Strauss & Co · May 7, 2018

Paul Emsley, Bush, charcoal on paper — Bush
Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017

Paul Emsley, Landscape with Trees, charcoal and pastel on paper — Landscape with Trees
Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2017

Paul Emsley, Standing Nude, Back, oil on canvas board — Standing Nude, Back
Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2013

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