Welcome Koboka: career timeline

South African · 1941–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 21 lots (63% 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.

Welcome Koboka: 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
1960s	2	2	$1.3kSign up	Acrylic
1970s	6	4	$2.2kSign up	Oil
1990s	4	4	$1.5kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1960s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $1.3kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 16.5 in (55 × 42 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (2)
Subjects: —

1968 Gathering Storm$1.2kSign up · sold 2×
1968 The Guitar Player$1.3kSign up

1970s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $2.2kSign up
Average: $3.5kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 19 in (49 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1971 Rainy Street Scene$208Sign up
1972 Ploughing in the Fields$9.5kSign up
1973 Gum Boot Dancers$4.1kSign up
1974 Woman Carrying a Pot on her Head$145Sign up
1975 Construction WorkersUnsold
1978 Soccer PlayersUnsold

1990s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 17.5 in (43 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)

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 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $8.9kSign up
Average: $8.9kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 23.5 in (46 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2009 A Township Scene with Children Playing$8.9kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $10.3kSign up
Average: $10.3kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 18 in (47 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2010 Women in a Township$10.3kSign up
sold 2017 Washer Woman, twoUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $519Sign up
Average: $586Sign up
Typical size: 23.5 × 13.5 in (60 × 34 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2022 The Conversation$292Sign up
sold 2024 Abstract Figures$494Sign up
sold 2025 Mother and Child$1kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2025 Figures Gathered around a Radio$544Sign up

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 Welcome Koboka auction results →