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South African, 1913–1993

Gerard Sekoto

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296results on record
80%sell-through
$22,315median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$542,500record in our coverage

Drawn from 296 recorded results (237 sold · 59 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1999–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$14K$28K$41K1999: $4.9K median, 1 sold2007: $49K median, 2 sold2009: $10K median, 6 sold2010: $8.4K median, 4 sold2011: $27K median, 7 sold2012: $11K median, 4 sold2013: $24K median, 18 sold2014: $31K median, 16 sold2015: $17K median, 9 sold2016: $16K median, 10 sold2017: $35K median, 19 sold2018: $21K median, 22 sold2019: $27K median, 24 sold2020: $11K median, 10 sold2021: $12K median, 9 sold2022: $41K median, 19 sold2023: $28K median, 10 sold2024: $19K median, 18 sold2025: $15K median, 22 sold2026: $32K median, 7 sold199920052011201720232026

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$22K$455$542K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 30 85% $27,876
works on paper 25 72% $12,140
prints 3 67% $2,352

Medium is recorded for 58 of 296 results (20%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Irma Stern Gerard Sekoto Irma Stern

$168K$337K$505K2005: $9.0K median2007: $624K median2008: $360K median2009: $399K median2010: $40K median2011: $220K median2012: $70K median2013: $40K median2014: $46K median2015: $24K median2016: $63K median2017: $84K median2018: $14K median2019: $6.8K median2020: $152K median2021: $78K median2022: $4.5K median2023: $68K median2024: $9.7K median2025: $11K median2026: $13K median1999: $4.9K median2007: $49K median2009: $10K median2010: $8.4K median2011: $27K median2012: $11K median2013: $24K median2014: $31K median2015: $17K median2016: $16K median2017: $35K median2018: $21K median2019: $27K median2020: $11K median2021: $12K median2022: $41K median2023: $28K median2024: $19K median2025: $15K median2026: $32K median19992005201120172023
MetricGerard SekotoIrma Stern
Median result$22,315$27,095
Record price $542,500 $2,643,302
Results on record296635
Years active at auction 1999–2026 2005–2026

Related artists: Irma SternJacob Hendrik PierneefWilliam KentridgeMaggie

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

82/ 100
  • Sell-through80%
  • Meets estimate78%
  • Market depth296 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 139 79% $29,411 0.84×
Strauss & Co 121 81% $19,458 1.00×
Sotheby's 28 85% $25,325 2.13×
Christie's 3 — $33,588 —
Aurora & Athena 1 100% $32,498 3.21×
PASAREL 3 33% $3,750 0.46×
Finarte 1 0% — —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 296 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 59 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2021·05 Family in Senegal watercolour on paper $3,529–$4,940 Strauss & Co
2021·05 A township street scene 12 5/8 x 19 11/16in (32 x 50cm) $7,000–$10,000 Bonhams
2021·04 Abstract Composition with Buildings, Figures and Animals, Ink and Gouache on Paper, 1961 $5,000–$8,000 PASAREL
2021·03 Portrait Bleu $55,041–$82,562 Sotheby's
2021·03 Portrait of a Child $20,640–$27,521 Sotheby's
2021·03 Portrait Bleu $55,041–$82,562 Sotheby's
2021·03 Game of Soccer $13,899–$20,849 Bonhams
2021·03 Township scene (unframed). $9,729–$13,899 Bonhams
2021·03 The Afternoon $25,018–$34,748 Bonhams
2021·03 Head $13,899–$20,849 Bonhams
2021·03 Figures walking in a Township $5,560–$8,339 Bonhams
2020·12 Villaggio, 1958 $7,355–$9,807 Finarte
2020·10 wash day $64,689–$90,565 Sotheby's
2020·10 senegalese women $19,407–$25,876 Sotheby's
2020·10 The bicycle ride 11.5 x 14cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2in) sheet size. $3,877–$6,462 Bonhams
2020·10 Township Scene $6,462–$10,339 Bonhams
2020·10 Women carrying baskets $5,169–$7,754 Bonhams
2020·10 The bicyclist $5,169–$7,754 Bonhams
2020·09 The Afternoon $25,000–$35,000 Bonhams
2020·05 Negro Spirituals, La Voix de L'Esperance: $863–$1,232 Bonhams
2020·05 The Store unframed. $3,697–$6,162 Bonhams
2020·03 the visitor $37,079–$61,798 Sotheby's
2020·03 The Store unframed. $11,860–$17,790 Bonhams
2020·03 The bicyclist $9,488–$11,860 Bonhams
2020·03 Women carrying baskets $9,488–$11,860 Bonhams
2020·03 View of Paris, La Seine $23,721–$35,581 Bonhams
2020·03 Senegalese street scene $9,488–$14,232 Bonhams
2020·03 Township Scene $8,302–$11,860 Bonhams
2019·11 Café Scene, Paris $5,381–$8,071 Strauss & Co
2019·11 Three Figures $23,542–$33,631 Strauss & Co
2019·11 Cityscapes, four $6,726–$10,089 Strauss & Co
2019·10 portrait of a woman $25,287–$37,930 Sotheby's
2019·10 cyclists in sophiatown $316,082–$442,515 Sotheby's
2019·10 Two Men Walking $6,609–$9,914 Strauss & Co
2019·10 Convicts Cutting the Hedge $39,654–$52,873 Strauss & Co
2019·10 Dancing Figures, Casamance, Senegal $16,523–$23,132 Strauss & Co
2019·10 A woman walking with her children to market $3,699–$6,165 Bonhams
2019·10 Portrait of a lady wearing a beret $86,335–$123,336 Bonhams
2019·10 Raw Light $148,003–$222,005 Bonhams
2019·10 Blue Head $37,001–$61,668 Bonhams
2019·10 The Bicycle $18,500–$24,667 Bonhams
2019·10 Boy with a turban $37,001–$61,668 Bonhams
2019·10 Street Scene $12,334–$18,500 Bonhams
2019·10 'The Houses', Paris $12,334–$18,500 Bonhams
2019·10 The morning ride $24,667–$37,001 Bonhams
2019·05 Blue Head $40,000–$60,000 Bonhams
2019·05 The morning ride $40,000–$60,000 Bonhams
2019·05 Township Scene $12,000–$18,000 Bonhams
2019·03 The water collectors $65,797–$105,276 Bonhams
2019·03 A woman walking with her children to market $9,212–$13,159 Bonhams
2019·03 Washer woman, circa 1940 $131,595–$197,392 Bonhams
2019·03 Two portraits: $13,159–$19,739 Bonhams
2019·03 Figure on a path $15,791–$23,687 Bonhams
2019·03 Portrait of a girl $10,528–$15,791 Bonhams
2019·03 Boy riding a bike $5,264–$7,896 Bonhams
2019·03 Blue Head $39,478–$65,797 Bonhams
2019·03 A Senegalese street café $13,159–$19,739 Bonhams
2019·03 Saturday Afternoon $208,655–$278,206 Strauss & Co
2018·11 Portrait Bleu (Boy) $55,681–$69,601 Strauss & Co
2018·11 Portrait Bleu (Girl) $55,681–$69,601 Strauss & Co
2018·11 The Cyclist $13,920–$20,880 Strauss & Co
2018·11 Women and Baby in the Street $55,681–$83,521 Strauss & Co
2018·11 Woman Carrier $13,920–$20,880 Strauss & Co
2018·11 Young Man $13,920–$20,880 Strauss & Co
2018·10 village scene $5,291–$7,937 Sotheby's
2018·10 Striding Through the Township $13,859–$20,788 Strauss & Co
2018·10 West African Village Scene $9,701–$12,473 Strauss & Co
2018·09 Woman Walking $1,202–$1,603 Strauss & Co
2018·09 Women in a township: study in pink $6,506–$10,410 Bonhams
2018·09 A mother carrying her baby and a basket $6,506–$10,410 Bonhams
2018·09 Market day in the township $15,615–$23,423 Bonhams
2018·09 Three school girls $156,153–$234,230 Bonhams
2018·09 Portrait of a Woman $39,038–$65,064 Bonhams
2018·09 Portrait of a man (Lentswana) $130,128–$195,191 Bonhams
2018·09 The bicycle 11.5 x 14cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2in) sheet size. $3,904–$6,506 Bonhams
2018·06 Ndebele Women $47,889–$63,852 Strauss & Co
2018·03 woman carrying water $4,246–$7,076 Sotheby's
2018·03 village scene $4,246–$7,076 Sotheby's
2018·03 rue des grands augustins, paris $4,246–$7,076 Sotheby's
2018·03 African Harvesters $11,245–$16,868 Bonhams
2018·03 Two watercolours: 'Head of a Senegalese woman', and 'A Football Game' 24 x 22.5cm (9 7/16 x 8 7/8in); 13 x 18cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/16in) $5,623–$8,434 Bonhams
2018·03 Senegalese Figures $4,217–$7,028 Bonhams
2018·03 A township street $56,227–$84,340 Bonhams
2018·03 The Donkey Water Carrier $84,193–$126,290 Strauss & Co
2017·12 Portrait of a young woman wearing a headscarf oil on canvas $13,435–$20,153 Christie's
2017·11 Women in the Country $171,727–$240,418 Strauss & Co
2017·11 The Pink Road $68,691–$103,036 Strauss & Co
2017·10 Woman with Blue Blanket $11,265–$15,020 Strauss & Co
2017·09 Female head study $10,619–$15,929 Bonhams
2017·09 Woman in profile $19,911–$26,548 Bonhams
2017·09 Portrait of a child $13,274–$19,911 Bonhams
2017·09 Parisian landscape $5,310–$7,964 Bonhams
2017·09 Still life of pears $3,319–$4,646 Bonhams
2017·09 Congolese Maid $39,822–$66,371 Bonhams
2017·09 Senegalese mother and child $15,929–$23,893 Bonhams
2017·06 Dog Drinking Water $6,279–$9,419 Strauss & Co
2017·06 Leaving the Township for Work $6,279–$9,419 Strauss & Co
2017·03 Senegalese women $6,226–$9,962 Bonhams
2017·03 Senegalese Ladies $37,356–$49,808 Bonhams
2017·03 Parisian street scene $3,736–$6,226 Bonhams

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