Sydney Kumalo: career timeline

South African · 1935–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 30 of 87 lots (32% 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.

Sydney Kumalo: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1950s	1	1	$35.3kSign up	Sculpture
1960s	11	9	$2kSign up	Drawing
1970s	9	6	$1.5kSign up	Pastel
1980s	6	6	$1.3kSign up	Pastel

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1950s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $35.3kSign up
Average: $35.3kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Sculpture (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1959 Seated Woman (SK5)$35.3kSign up

1960s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $6kSign up
Typical size: 20.5 × 18 in (53 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (6), Sculpture (4), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5)

1970s 9 works

Sold: 6 of 9
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $4.5kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 23.5 in (55 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Pastel (5), Mixed media (2), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5), Butterflies (1)

1980s 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $3.6kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 20.5 in (55 × 52 cm)
Mediums: Pastel (3), Drawing (2), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (4)

Creation date not recorded

57 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 2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 20 in (54 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Pastel (1), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: Birds (1)

sold 2009 Music and Dance$695Sign up
sold 2009 A Woman and a Bird$1.6kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 35 works

Sold: 30 of 35
Median: $32.7kSign up
Average: $44.8kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 12.5 in (28 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (33), Pastel (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (10), Cattle & animals (7)

sold 2010 Standing Female Figure$22.6kSign up
sold 2010 Head$10.6kSign up
sold 2011 A Dog$6.3kSign up
sold 2011 Squat Head$9.7kSign up
sold 2011 Two Bulls$207kSign up
sold 2011 The Praise Singer$35kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2013 Helmet IIUnsold
sold 2013 Horse and Rider$54.9kSign up
sold 2013 Reclining Nude IUnsold
sold 2013 Wise Man$54.1kSign up
sold 2014 Bull$4.1kSign up
sold 2014 Owl$3.2kSign up

…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 20 works

Sold: 16 of 20
Median: $17.8kSign up
Average: $33.6kSign up
Typical size: 24.5 × 18 in (62 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (18), Drawing (1), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (8), Cattle & animals (3)

sold 2021 Mythological RiderUnsold
sold 2021 Hugging Nude$16.7kSign up
sold 2021 Horse on WheelsUnsold
sold 2021 Mother and Child$7.2kSign up
sold 2021 Saint Francis$269kSign up
sold 2022 Seated Woman$46kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 Head Big Ears (Elongated)$46kSign up
sold 2022 Head Leaning on Arm$27.1kSign up
sold 2022 Stylised Head$1.5kSign up
sold 2023 Squat Head (SK42)$18.8kSign up
sold 2023 Hugging Figure (SK24)$9.6kSign up
sold 2023 Ndebele Queen (SK71)$5.9kSign up

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Sydney Kumalo auction results →