Willie Bester
South African · b. 1956 · Painter, Sculptor
Willie Bester is a South African painter, sculptor and collage artist. He is best known for his role in the protesting of the apartheid system through his artwork. He currently… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Election 94Strauss & Co · ZAR 250,096≈ $22,316≈ £14,033≈ €17,873Sign up to see
In My WorldStrauss & Co · ZAR 204,624≈ $18,259≈ £11,482≈ €14,623Sign up to see
I will have to Check whether He is still in JailStrauss & Co · ZAR 111,400≈ $15,911≈ £9,816≈ €11,250Sign up to see
Willie Bester’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
32
of 64 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
50%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 50 | 28 | 56% | $3.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $22.3kSign up |
| Oil | 24 | 14 | 58% | $3.9kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $18.3kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $996Sign up | $792Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 18 | 9 | 50% | $3.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $22.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 2 | 40% | $326Sign up | $326Sign up | $327Sign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 2 | 50% | $326Sign up | $326Sign up | $327Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $105Sign up | $105Sign up | $105Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $105Sign up | $105Sign up | $105Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Sculpture | 4 | 1 | 25% | $11.1kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $11.1kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.