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).
Lots sold
21
of 32 offered · 2013–2026
Sell-through
66%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 7 | 70% | $4.1kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $12.4kSign up |
| Oil | 10 | 7 | 70% | $4.1kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $12.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 11 | 65% | $2.6kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 14 | 10 | 71% | $2.8kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 3 | 60% | $399Sign up | $361Sign up | $712Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $418Sign up | $418Sign up | $712Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 1 | 33% | $361Sign up | $361Sign up | $361Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.