Ulrich Schwanecke Watercolors: Auction Prices

1932–2007

Of the 36 lots by Ulrich Schwanecke (watercolors) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 27 found a buyer (75%). The median price realised is $253Sign up free to see across 27 priced sales; the middle half sold for $181Sign up free to see–$394Sign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Windpump, sold at Strauss & Co in July 2022 for $1.3kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Strauss & Co (36).

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1. 
   Rocky Outcrop, 1991

   Watercolor · Paper

   46,5 by 66,5cm excluding frame; 67,5 by 87,5 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 175
   ZAR 4,099≈ $253≈ £187≈ €219Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Abstract Landscape with Shrubs, diptych, 1993

   Watercolor · Paper

   (1) 46 by 50cm excluding frame (2) 46 by 66cm excluding frame; 84 by 160 by 7cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026 · Lot 173
   ZAR 4,685≈ $290≈ £214≈ €250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Verdant Thorn trees, 1983

   Watercolor · Paper

   45 by 65cm excluding frame; 71 by 90 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 199
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Rocky VII, 1988

   Watercolor · Paper

   50 by 65cm excluding frame; 80 by 92,5 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 198
   ZAR 2,928≈ $181≈ £135≈ €156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Once in a Blue Moon, 1988

   Watercolor · Paper

   32,5 by 47cm excluding frame; 60 by 73,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 194
   ZAR 2,928≈ $181≈ £135≈ €156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,500–3,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Landscape with Windmill, 1984

   Watercolor · Paper

   45 by 65cm excluding frame; 71 by 90 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 192
   ZAR 2,928≈ $181≈ £135≈ €156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Landscape with Mountains, 1988

   Watercolor · Paper

   33 by 47cm excluding frame; 54 by 67,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 135
   ZAR 2,343≈ $144≈ £108≈ €125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,500–3,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Proteas, 1965

   Watercolor · Paper

   72,5 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 93 by 69,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 303
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   In the Foothills of the Malutis, 1988

   Watercolor · Paper

   (1) sheet size: 67 by 47cm; 89 by 62,5 by 3cm including frame (2) sheet size: 67 by 57,5cm; 89 by 68 by 3cm including frame (3) sheet size: 67 by 47cm; 89 by 63 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026 · Lot 283
   ZAR 7,027≈ $430≈ £318≈ €365Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Landscape with Trees, 1964

    Watercolor · Paper

    52 by 72,5cm excluding frame; 71,5 by 91,5 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 5, 2025 · Lot 26
    ZAR 8,409≈ $482≈ £370≈ €420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Mountain Landscape, diptych

    Watercolor · Paper

    (1) 68 by 44,5cm (2) 68 by 38cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 260
    ZAR 2,403≈ $139≈ £103≈ €119Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Rocky Landscape, triptych

    Watercolor · Paper

    (1) 67 by 56cm excluding frame; 92 by 69,5 by 3cm including frame (2) 66 by 36cm excluding frame; 92 by 38,5 by 3cm including frame (3) 67 by 45,5cm excluding frame; 92 by 59 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 234
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Boulders near Thaba Bosigo

    Watercolor · Paper

    32,5 by 47,5cm excluding frame; 53,5 by 68,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 9, 2024 · Lot 192
    ZAR 3,518≈ $197≈ £150≈ €178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Rocky Landscape with Distant Mountains

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 65cm excluding frame; 63,5 by 83 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 12, 2024 · Lot 256
    ZAR 5,628≈ $296≈ £235≈ €275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Beyond Miller's Point

    Watercolor · Paper

    32 by 47cm excluding frame; 49,5 by 64 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 12, 2024 · Lot 255
    ZAR 4,690≈ $247≈ £196≈ €229Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Abstract Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    45 by 65cm excluding frame; 66,5 by 85,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 174
    ZAR 1,173≈ $61≈ £49≈ €57Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Diptych Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    (1) 56 by 46cm, excluding frame; 82 by 60 by 2cm, including frame (2) 57 by 66cm, excluding frame; 82 by 80.5 by 2cm, including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 201
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Veld (S.W.A).

    Watercolor · Paper

    46 by 31cm excluding frame; 65 by 46 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 333
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    45 by 65,5cm excluding frame; 64,5 by 85,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 327
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Mountain Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    61,5 by 48cm excluding frame; 101 by 88 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 322
    ZAR 1,759≈ $105≈ £87≈ €103Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Sisal Plants Karoo

    Watercolor · Paper

    38 by 53,5cm excluding frame; 77 by 92,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 321
    ZAR 11,139≈ $665≈ £551≈ €649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Windpump

    Watercolor · Paper

    48 by 65cm excluding frame; 76,5 by 96 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 320
    ZAR 21,105≈ $1,260≈ £1,044≈ €1,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    In the Kaap Valley (Near Barberton)

    Watercolor · Paper

    45 by 66cm excluding frame; 64,5 by 85 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 53
    ZAR 6,449≈ $401≈ £329≈ €384Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,500–3,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Upper Blyde River

    Watercolor · Paper

    65 by 45cm excluding frame; 82 by 61,6 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Landscape with River

    Watercolor · Paper

    32 by 45cm excluding frame; 63 by 77 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 5, 2020 · Lot 37
    ZAR 1,173≈ $80≈ £61≈ €72Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    The Gawks

    Watercolor · Paper

    67,5 by 40cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 11, 2018 · Lot 127
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Mine Scene, triptych

    Watercolor · Paper

    65 by 45,5cm, 65 by 44,5cm, 65 by 45,5cm excluding frame; 83 by 58cm, 83 by 47cm, 83 by 56cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 158
    ZAR 7,612≈ $554≈ £415≈ €464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Brandberg Granite 1979

    Watercolor

    47 by 67cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 156
    ZAR 6,441≈ $487≈ £360≈ €408Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Namibian Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 65cm excluding frame; 71 by 92 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 17, 2017 · Lot 287
    ZAR 4,919≈ $380≈ £291≈ €332Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Abstract Bird Composition

    Watercolor · Paper

    28 by 19cm excluding frame; 50 by 40 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 17, 2017 · Lot 283
    ZAR 1,171≈ $90≈ £69≈ €79Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Banana Trees, Diptych

    Watercolor

    114 by 76cm, over two sheets excluding frame; 109 by 148 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 235
    ZAR 3,513≈ $290≈ £195≈ €271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Undulating Namibian Landscape, Triptych

    Watercolor

    65,5 by 144,5cm, over three sheets excluding frame; each 88 by 57 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 226
    ZAR 2,577≈ $213≈ £143≈ €199Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Namibian Boundary Fence, Triptych

    Watercolor

    145 by 66cm, over three sheets excluding frame; each: 91 by 57 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 225
    ZAR 3,748≈ $310≈ £208≈ €289Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Namibian Coast, Triptych

    Watercolor

    65 by 136cm, over three sheets excluding frame; each 88 by 57 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2015 · Lot 168
    ZAR 4,684≈ $387≈ £260≈ €361Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Cliff at the Edge

    Watercolor

    32 by 47cm excluding frame; 56 by 69,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 23, 2014 · Lot 60
    ZAR 2,108≈ $199≈ £118≈ €144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Koppies

    Watercolor

    44 by 64cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 7, 2009 · Lot 120
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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