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).
Lots sold
65
of 94 offered · 2010–2026
Sell-through
69%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 29 | 22 | 76% | $25.1kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $210kSign up |
| Oil | 24 | 18 | 75% | $28.6kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $210kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 4 | 80% | $9.2kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $25.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 16 | 70% | $9.2kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $56.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 4 | 57% | $1.4kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12.4kSign up | $10kSign up | $18.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $21.5kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $56.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 38 | 24 | 63% | $873Sign up | $808Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Etching | 15 | 8 | 53% | $929Sign up | $808Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 18 | 11 | 61% | $709Sign up | $543Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $939Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $498Sign up | $498Sign up | $498Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $498Sign up | $498Sign up | $498Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.