Penny Siopis Oil Paintings: Auction Prices

b. 1953

Of the 30 lots by Penny Siopis (oil paintings) recorded at auction between 2010 and 2026, 23 found a buyer (77%). The median price realised is $6kSign up free to see across 23 priced sales; the middle half sold for $3.2kSign up free to see–$15.8kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Al Fresco, sold at Strauss & Co in May 2026 for $210kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Strauss & Co (28), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1) and Van Ham (1).

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1. 
   House on a Hill

   Oil · Board

   52 by 42cm excluding frame; 74 by 64 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026 · Lot 9
   ZAR 78,082≈ $4,798≈ £3,559≈ €4,158Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Al Fresco, 1990

   Oil · Board

   assembled size: 119 by 237,5cm; 138 by 256,5 by 7cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026 · Lot 29
   ZAR 3,431,250≈ $209,787≈ £155,755≈ €180,322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000,000–4,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Pinky Pinky: Toenails, 2002

   Oil · Canvas

   40 by 50,5 by 2cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026 · Lot 582
   ZAR 175,875≈ $10,283≈ £7,690≈ €8,886Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Warm World: Coral, 2019

   Oil · Paper

   30,5 by 22,5cm excluding frame; 46 by 37,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 8, 2025 · Lot 36
   ZAR 200,000≈ $11,528≈ £8,786≈ €9,971HammerSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Cottage in a Landscape

   Oil · Board

   46 by 34cm excluding frame; 64,5 by 52,5 by 5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jul 15, 2025 · Lot 20
   ZAR 44,555≈ $2,501≈ £1,861≈ €2,144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Trouble

   Oil · Canvas

   150 by 200 by 5,5cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 278
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Ribbon, 2009

   Oil · Canvas

   76 by 101,5cm excluding frame; 79 by 104,5 by 5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 232
   ZAR 346,575≈ $19,346≈ £14,277≈ €17,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Thinking of You on This Special Day

   Oil · Canvas

   20 by 25,5 by 2cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2025 · Lot 105
   ZAR 29,313≈ $1,590≈ £1,262≈ €1,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Eighteen works from the Shame series (Rows E and F), 2002-05

   Oil · Paper

   5¾ h x 8¼ w in (15 x 21 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 281
   $2,520≈ £1,989≈ €2,386Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
10. 
    Forte et Recte, History Painting series

    Oil · Paper

    65 by 48,5cm excluding frame; 72 by 56 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024 · Lot 301
    ZAR 222,775≈ $12,346≈ £9,633≈ €11,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 90,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Konvolut von 3 Papierarbeiten, 2004/5

    Oil · Board

    29,5 x 25cm

    Van Ham · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 78
    €2,112≈ $2,314≈ £1,769Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Van Ham ↗
12. 
    Untitled, 1972/3

    Oil · Board

    52,5 by 47cm excluding frame; 66 by 60 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 10, 2023 · Lot 99
    ZAR 56,280≈ $2,986≈ £2,336≈ €2,725Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    No-No

    Oil · Board

    26 by 21cm excluding frame; 29,5 by 25 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 152
    ZAR 70,350≈ $4,376≈ £3,594≈ €4,186Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Farm House, Grahamstown

    Oil · Board

    55 by 45cm excluding frame; 59,5 by 49,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 425
    ZAR 45,520≈ $3,109≈ £2,376≈ €2,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Act I Scene II

    Oil · Canvas

    120 by 120cm excluding frame; 130 by 127 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 400
    ZAR 1,138,000≈ $77,725≈ £59,396≈ €71,158Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000,000–1,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    No-No

    Oil · Board

    26 by 21cm excluding frame; 29,5 by 25 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2021 · Lot 292
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 70,000–90,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Skirmish: Never, Ever Again, diptych

    Oil · Canvas

    the first, 20 by 40 by 2cm; the second, 20 by 20 by 2cm, each unframed

    Strauss & Co · Nov 8, 2021 · Lot 94
    ZAR 91,040≈ $6,068≈ £4,479≈ €5,240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Act I Scene II

    Oil · Canvas

    120 by 120cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 148
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 1,800,000–2,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Birthday Cake, 1982

    Oil · Canvas

    121 by 152,5cm excluding frame; 141 by 172 by 7cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 138
    ZAR 569,000≈ $40,706≈ £28,642≈ €33,306Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 550,000–650,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Act I Scene II

    Oil · Canvas

    120 by 120cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2019 · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,800,000–3,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Cakes: Treats

    Oil · Canvas

    63 by 89,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 20, 2019 · Lot 286
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 400,000–600,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Slings and Arrows

    Oil · Canvas

    20,5 by 25,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 16, 2019 · Lot 28
    ZAR 85,350≈ $6,044≈ £4,720≈ €5,367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Cake, 1982

    Oil · Canvas

    90 by 120cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2018 · Lot 36
    ZAR 852,600≈ $73,119≈ £52,094≈ €58,664Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Allsorts

    Oil · Canvas

    53 by 72cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 5, 2017 · Lot 264
    ZAR 511,560≈ $40,152≈ £31,099≈ €35,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Body: Blush

    Oil · Paper

    37,5 by 27cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 146
    ZAR 43,199≈ $3,211≈ £2,584≈ €2,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Spell, 2007

    Oil · Paper

    25 by 34cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 145
    ZAR 62,524≈ $4,647≈ £3,740≈ €4,201Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Shut up

    Oil · Board

    26 by 21cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 23, 2016 · Lot 190
    ZAR 54,567≈ $3,493≈ £2,412≈ €3,115Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Feral Fables; Fetter, 2007

    Oil · Paper

    21 by 29,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2015 · Lot 174
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    The Sheep in the Meadows

    Oil · Board

    69 by 67,5cm excluding frame; 80 by 78 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 74
    ZAR 80,799≈ $6,677≈ £4,481≈ €6,227Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Fly Eyes

    Oil · Canvas

    35 by 27,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 24, 2010 · Lot 148
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 9,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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