Penny Siopis
South African · b. 1953 · Painter, Printmaker
Penny Siopis is a South African artist from Cape Town. She was born in Vryburg in the North West province from Greek parents who had moved after inheriting a bakery from Siopis… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Al FrescoStrauss & Co · ZAR 3,431,250≈ $209,787≈ £155,755≈ €180,322Sign up to see
Act I Scene IIStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,138,000≈ $77,725≈ £59,396≈ €71,158Sign up to see
CakeStrauss & Co · ZAR 852,600≈ $73,119≈ £52,094≈ €58,664Sign up to see
Penny Siopis’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 94 auction results for Penny Siopis between 2010 and 2026, of which 65 sold (69%). Recorded sale prices range from $281Sign up free to see to $210kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $210kSign up free to see for Al Fresco at Strauss & Co in May 2026. The most common medium is oil paintings (24 lots). Most results come from Strauss & Co (90), Van Ham (3) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1).
94 results · page 1 of 3
- Swarm, diptych, 2011ZAR 924,200≈ $56,792≈ £42,121≈ €49,218Sign up free to see
- ZAR 78,082≈ $4,798≈ £3,559≈ €4,158Sign up free to see
- Al Fresco, 1990ZAR 3,431,250≈ $209,787≈ £155,755≈ €180,322Sign up free to see
- Quail, 1986ZAR 164,150≈ $10,036≈ £7,451≈ €8,627Sign up free to see
- From 'My Lovely Day', 2016ZAR 8,198≈ $498≈ £366≈ €424Sign up free to see
- Pinky Pinky: Toenails, 2002ZAR 175,875≈ $10,283≈ £7,690≈ €8,886Sign up free to see
- ZAR 12,013≈ $733≈ £544≈ €627Sign up free to see
- Civil War Woman A, 2001ZAR 26,428≈ $1,540≈ £1,174≈ €1,330Sign up free to see
- Warm World: Coral, 2019ZAR 200,000≈ $11,528≈ £8,786≈ €9,971Sign up free to see
- ZAR 44,555≈ $2,501≈ £1,861≈ €2,144Sign up free to see
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Penny Siopis: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Penny Siopis at auction?
$209,787Sign up free to see, for Al Fresco at Strauss & Co (May 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Penny Siopis?
The median sale price is $2kSign up free to see across 65 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Penny Siopis have sold at auction?
65 of 94 recorded lots sold between 2010 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Penny Siopis?
Strauss & Co, Van Ham and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Strauss & Co · Van Ham · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
About Penny Siopis
Penny Siopis is a South African artist from Cape Town. She was born in Vryburg in the North West province from Greek parents who had moved after inheriting a bakery from Siopis maternal grandfather. Siopis studied Fine Arts at Rhodes University in Makhanda, completing her master's degree in 1976, after which she pursued postgraduate studies at Portsmouth Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. She taught Fine Arts at the Technikon Natal in Durban from 1980 to 1983. In 1984 she took up a lectureship at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. During this time she was also visiting research fellow at the University of Leeds (1992–93) and visiting professor in fine arts at Umeå University in Sweden (2000) as part of an interinstitutional exchange. With an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University, Makhanda – Siopis is currently honorary professor at Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town.
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