Robert Slingsby: career timeline
South African · b. 1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 44 of 53 lots (86% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 | 4 | $487Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 9 | 7 | $1.2kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 8 | 6 | $795Sign up | Mixed media |
| 2010s | 16 | 10 | $359Sign up | Acrylic |
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1980s 10 works
- Sold
- 4 of 10
- Median
- $487Sign up
- Average
- $744Sign up
- Typical size
- 34.5 × 31 in (88 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Abstract (2), Flowers & still life (1)
1983 Sports FiguresUnsold
1983 Tennis UmpireUnsold · sold 2×
1983 WP Rugby$383Sign up
1985 Abstract Figure$322Sign up
1987 After Death ExperienceUnsold
1987 The Critic$1.7kSign up
1988 Abstract Circular CompositionUnsold
1988 Abstract Still LifeUnsold
1989 Abstract$591Sign up
1989 Richtersveld PetroglyphUnsold
1990s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 37 × 33 in (94 × 84 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4), Mixed media (2), Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
1992 Civil EngineeredUnsold
1993 Ashanti Slave BellUnsold
1993 Abstract White Purple and Blue Symbols, from the Petroglyph series$1.2kSign up
1993 Slave Bell$882Sign up
1995 Black and White Geometric Composition$2.4kSign up
1995 Southern Lights$1.2kSign up
1997 Pool House$576Sign up
1997 Forward Slash$333Sign up
1998 Resonance Index$1.2kSign up
2000s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $795Sign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 22.5 in (55 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (4), Acrylic (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2), Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
2000 Village Scene$1.6kSign up
2004 Traditional Blues$864Sign up
2004 Composition with Faces and LightbulbsUnsold
2005 Abstract$2.9kSign up
2006 Untitled (Mugshot)$720Sign up
2006 Untitled (Cubist Portrait with Copper Hair)Unsold
2006 Mugshot IV$661Sign up
2006 Mugshot II$727Sign up
2010s 16 works
- Sold
- 10 of 16
- Median
- $359Sign up
- Average
- $658Sign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 10 in (28 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (12), Oil (3), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
2010 Abstract with Figures$3.2kSign up
2011 Reshuffel or FollowUnsold
2011 Preserving Heritage, Just Injustice Series$360Sign up
2011 Desertification, Just Injustice SeriesUnsold
2011 Lame Duck, Just Injustice Series$360Sign up
2011 Out the Bathtub, Just Injustice SeriesUnsold
2011 Green Planet, Just Injustice Series$322Sign up
2011 Detachment, Just Injustice SeriesUnsold
2011 No Backbone, Just Injustice SeriesUnsold
2011 To the Border, Just Injustice Series$322Sign up
2011 Oil Field, Just Injustice Series$322Sign up
2011 Blood Bath, Just Injustice Series$322Sign up
Show 4 more (2010s)
2011 Ground Zero, Just Injustice Series$358Sign up
2011 Russian Bear, Just Injustice SeriesUnsold
2011 Lucky$396Sign up
2011 Reunion$595Sign up
Creation date not recorded
7 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 48 × 79 in (122 × 201 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2011 Matjieshuis and Elevated Matjieshuis, twoUnsold
sold 2015 Journey'S EndUnsold · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 3.5 in (28 × 10 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3), Mixed media (1), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Fountain Sculpture$3.2kSign up
sold 2022 Ashanti Slave Bell$1.1kSign up
sold 2022 Bell with Ram's HeadUnsold
sold 2024 Vanish in the Years$376Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2025 Den HaagUnsold
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Robert Slingsby auction results →