Sam Nhlengethwa
South African · b. 1955 · Painter, Printmaker
Sam Nhlengethwa is a South African creative collage artist and the co-founder of Bag Factory Artists' Studio. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
A Market SceneStrauss & Co · ZAR 200,520≈ $28,640≈ £17,668≈ €20,250Sign up to see
Image IVStrauss & Co · ZAR 227,600≈ $18,165≈ £13,569≈ €15,476Sign up to see
Abstract in Orange and BlueStrauss & Co · ZAR 227,360≈ $16,897≈ £13,601≈ €15,275Sign up to see
Sam Nhlengethwa’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
169
of 260 offered · 2010–2026
Sell-through
65%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 63 | 29 | 46% | $8kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $28.6kSign up |
| Oil | 35 | 20 | 57% | $8.5kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $28.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up | $18.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 26 | 7 | 27% | $4.3kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 31 | 21 | 68% | $3.1kSign up | $1kSign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 3 | 75% | $745Sign up | $774Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Drawing | 13 | 10 | 77% | $1.4kSign up | $627Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 161 | 117 | 73% | $883Sign up | $615Sign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Etching | 18 | 10 | 56% | $1.2kSign up | $323Sign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $281Sign up | $281Sign up | $281Sign up |
| Lithograph | 140 | 105 | 75% | $867Sign up | $704Sign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 1 | 50% | $499Sign up | $499Sign up | $499Sign up |
| Photography | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 1 | 33% | $744Sign up | $744Sign up | $744Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 14 | $1kSign up |
| 2025 | 38 | 23 | $381Sign up |
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | $499Sign up |
| 2023 | 29 | 22 | $744Sign up |
| 2022 | 39 | 23 | $584Sign up |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 | $326Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $637Sign up |
| 2019 | 25 | 13 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 20 | 15 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | $755Sign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | $15.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | $6.4kSign up |