b. 1955
Sam Nhlengethwa
324results on record
70%sell-through
$839median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$28,640record in our coverage
Drawn from 324 recorded results (228 sold · 96 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2010–2026. 6 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
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.
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
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 122 | 71% | $471 |
| painting | 27 | 44% | $5,893 |
| works on paper | 22 | 73% | $843 |
| photography | 3 | 0% | — |
Medium is recorded for 174 of 324 results (54%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Walter Battiss Sam Nhlengethwa Walter Battiss
| Metric | Sam Nhlengethwa | Walter Battiss |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $839 | $1,701 |
| Record price | $28,640 | $294,226 |
| Results on record | 324 | 1,137 |
| Years active at auction | 2010–2026 | 2009–2026 |
Related artists: Walter BattissWilliam KentridgeRobert HodginsCecil Skotnes
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
79/ 100
- Sell-through70%
- Meets estimate83%
- Market depth324 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strauss & Co | 322 | 70% | $829 | 0.89× |
| Sotheby's | 2 | 50% | $15,395 | — |
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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 330 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 96 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2023·06 | Cell Phones | pastel on paper | $970–$1,293 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·06 | Miners | charcoal and ink on paper | $431–$646 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·06 | Team Leaders III | colour lithograph on paper | $215–$323 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·06 | Then Take the First Solo | seven colour lithograph on paper | $215–$323 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·06 | Tribute To Cecil Skotnes | colour lithograph on paper | $808–$1,077 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·06 | Bhabhalazi (Daveyton) | etching on paper | $215–$323 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·06 | Mkhozi (Sebokeng) | etching on paper | $215–$323 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·05 | Glimpses of the Fifties and Sixties, series | colour photo lithograph on paper | $13,110–$18,354 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·05 | Miners | oil on wood panel | $6,293–$7,866 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·05 | City Scape, diptych | oil and collage on canvas | $18,354–$26,220 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·05 | Waiting For Green | collage and oil on canvas | $4,359–$6,539 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·05 | Inspired by Abdullah Ibrahim | colour lithograph on paper | $1,090–$1,635 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·03 | Jazz Portfolio, ten | etching | $1,637–$2,183 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·02 | Tribute to Romare Bearden | thirteen colour lithograph on paper | $836–$1,115 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·02 | Interior | mixed media with collage on paper | $1,394–$1,951 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·02 | Three Women | collage and mixed media | $836–$1,115 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2023·02 | Public Phones | chine collé and lithograph on paper | $335–$446 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·11 | Tribute Series, five | lithograph on paper | $4,872–$6,496 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Miles Davis | chine collé and lithograph on paper | $162–$271 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Solo | mixed media on canvas | $3,788–$5,412 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Then Take The First Solo | lithograph on paper | $216–$325 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | John Coltrane Solo | lithograph and chine collé on paper | $216–$325 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | John Coltrane on Break | lithograph and chine collé on paper | $216–$325 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Tribute to Romare Bearden | thirteen colour lithograph | $812–$1,082 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Tribute to Dumile Feni | lithograph on paper | $974–$1,299 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Tribute to Judith Mason | lithograph on paper | $812–$1,082 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Tribute to Marlene Dumas | lithograph on paper | $974–$1,299 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Behind Bars | lithograph on paper | $162–$271 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Ode to Thelonius Monk | colour lithograph on paper | $649–$866 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | And A One And A Two And A Three | $7,871–$10,119 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Miles Davis Solo I | chine collé and lithograph on paper | $278–$389 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Traffic Light | mixed media | $833–$1,110 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Whites Only Area from the Glimpses of the 50s and 60s series | colour photolithograph on paper | $167–$278 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | The Who Did it? | colour lithograph | $444–$666 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Ingolovane (Trolley) | chine collé and lithograph on paper | $111–$167 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Mangaung, Bloemfontein II | mixed media on canvas | $1,110–$1,666 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Spearville, Barberton | mixed media on canvas | $1,110–$1,666 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Cell Phones | pastel on paper | $1,110–$1,666 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·10 | Miles Davis | chine collé and lithograph on paper | $278–$389 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·07 | Underground | colour lithograph on paper | $597–$895 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Grazing I | etching on paper | $500–$750 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Where We Are? II | lithograph on paper | $500–$750 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | No Grass II | lithograph on paper | $500–$750 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | The Mourners | lithograph | $249–$373 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Bill Evans | etching on paper | $249–$373 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Penny Whistler | oil and collage on canvas | $3,110–$4,354 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat | lithograph on paper | $1,120–$1,493 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Behind Bars | lithograph | $249–$373 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Jazz Portfolio, ten | etching | $3,110–$4,354 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·06 | Tribute to Henri Matisse | lithograph | $1,120–$1,493 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·03 | A Black Car | lithograph on paper | $199–$332 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·03 | Market Place I | lithograph on paper | $199–$332 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·03 | Tribute to Dumisani Mabaso | colour lithograph | $332–$465 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·03 | Tribute to Romare Bearden | $1,195–$1,594 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2022·02 | Solo | colour lithograph on paper | $660–$989 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2022·02 | A Busy Day | lithograph on paper | $264–$330 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | A Hotel in Randfontein | eight colour lithograph on paper | $309–$432 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Street Scene with Red Taxi | oil and collage on canvas | $4,943–$7,414 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Inside the Cage | one colour lithograph on paper | $154–$216 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | The Grey Door | six colour lithograph on paper | $309–$432 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | My Grandmother's Kitchen in the Sixties | six colour lithograph on paper | $309–$432 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | The Red Wall | six colour lithograph on paper | $309–$432 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | The Blue Frame | eight colour lithograph on paper | $309–$432 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | The Fishermen | etching | $186–$309 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | My Last Trip From Gorée Island | etching | $186–$309 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Tribute to Cecil Skotnes | eight colour lithograph | $1,114–$1,485 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Friends; Vegetable Bakkie; Washing Day, three | single colour chine collé lithograph | $619–$928 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Dear Ella Fitzgerald | colour lithograph on paper | $1,114–$1,485 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Miners I | ballpoint on sketchbook page and mixed media with found objects | $1,238–$1,857 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Miners II | charcoal on paper with found objects | $1,238–$1,857 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | An Interior (around the 60s and the 50s) | oil and collage on canvas | $5,923–$7,897 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | It Left Him Cold | charcoal on paper | $2,632–$3,948 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·11 | Otilia Ntshangase’s Pass Book and Cover | collage on paper | $26,323–$39,485 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·10 | Full Load | oil and collage on canvas | $2,006–$3,343 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·10 | Street Scene with Red Taxi | oil and collage on canvas | $8,023–$10,698 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·09 | Deluxe Monograph and Painting 20.25 | oil on canvas and artist's book in a cloth-covered solander box | — | upcoming | Strauss & Co | |
| 2021·07 | Musical Performers, three | lithograph or etching on paper | $1,265–$1,686 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·05 | The Dark Brown Bowl | oil and collage on canvas | $7,057–$10,586 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·05 | No Entry | mixed media with acrylic on board | $8,469–$11,292 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2020·02 | The Beauty of an African | $4,037–$5,383 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2020·02 | Café | $340–$544 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·11 | Triangle (Abstract Composition) | $10,089–$13,452 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·10 | Solo | $5,287–$7,931 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·07 | Picking up Fruit | $1,803–$2,525 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·07 | Jimmy Dludlu and Friends | $1,082–$1,443 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·07 | Road Crossing | $866–$1,298 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·05 | Johannesburg Construction Workers | $13,925–$20,887 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·05 | Abstract with Yellow Triangle | $13,925–$20,887 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·05 | The Jazz Player, Miriam Makeba | $13,925–$20,887 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·05 | Interiors, two | $2,437–$3,481 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·04 | Musicians | $1,418–$2,128 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | Tribute to Ephraim Ngatane | $1,053–$1,404 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | A Hotel in Randfontein | $702–$1,053 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | The Red Wall | $702–$1,053 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | The Grey Door | $702–$1,053 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | Grounded | $843–$1,264 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | Three Workers | $421–$632 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | Tribute to Henri Matisse | $1,053–$1,404 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·02 | Full Load | $2,124–$3,541 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2018·11 | Catching the Boat from Goree to Dakar | $214–$357 | Strauss & Co | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.