Tonight 17 September 2025 at 7 PM (SAST)
The Spring Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art is taking place tonight in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 at 7 p.m. (SAST). The auction will be held in person at our new gallery and auction room in the Trumpet Building, 21 Keyes Avenue in Rosebank, and will also be streamed live for online bidding.
The sale is presented in two sessions. The first showcases a significant selection of late modern and contemporary works by leading South African, African, and international artists.
The second session is dedicated to highlights from the Humphreys Collection, now released by De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. Shared Treasures: The Humphreys Collection features 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, British and French works of the same period, antique sculptures, furniture, and objets d’art, as well as 20th-century South African works from the personal holdings of Kimberley statesman William Benbow Humphreys (1889–1965). These works formed the original bequest for the establishment of the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley in 1948.
You are invited to register for the auction, place your bid in advance or follow in the room or online in real-time to bid.
Lot 49 - Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum (Botswana 1980-) Blood Fortune
Sold for R557,500
Lot 53 - Simon Stone (South Africa 1952-) Boxes with Annunciation
Sold for R128,975
Lot 54 - Gregoire Boonzaier (South Africa 1909-2005) Still life with roses
Estimated at R70,000 - R80,000
Lot 55 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Dutch Iris
Sold for R1,155,250
Lot 57 - Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Red Lion II
Sold for R73,590
Lot 62 - Wolf Kibel (Poland 1903-1938) Houses, recto; Seated nude, verso
Estimated at R70,000 - R100,000
Lot 63 - Keith Alexander (South Africa 1946-1998) Truck
Sold for R211,850
Lot 66 - Sam Nhlengethwa (South Africa 1955-) Mining scene
Sold for R82,075
Lot 69 - Georgina Gratrix (South Africa 1982-) Athi Patra-Ruga – Artist in a Hat
Sold for R89,200
Lot 70 - David Koloane (South Africa 1938-2019) Under The Bridge I
Sold for R223,000
Lot 72 - Sam Nhlengethwa (South Africa 1955-) Pianist
Sold for R89,200
Lot 76 - Hennie Niemann Jnr (South Africa 1972-) Fiesta
Sold for R140,700
Lot 79 - Alfred Krenz (South Africa 1899-1980) Portrait of William Humphreys
Sold for R4,460
Lot 80 - John Meyer (South Africa 1942-) Portrait of Harry Oppenheimer
Sold for R111,388
Lot 81 - Frederick Timpson I'Ons (United Kingdom 1802-1887) Waterkloof, Near Fort Beaufort
Sold for R46,900
Lot 82 - Erich Mayer (South Africa 1876-1960) Native Study
Sold for R15,610
Lot 84 - Thomas William Bowler (United Kingdom 1812-1869) Fort Beaufort
Estimated at R30,000 - R40,000
Lot 85 - Julius Olsson (Britain 1864-1942) Rum Island
Sold for R33,450
Lot 86 - Attributed to Jan Dirksz Both (Netherlands 1618-1652) Landscape - Man on Donkey
Sold for R257,950
Lot 87 - Style of Jan Wijnants (Netherlands 1632-1684) Landscape in Noon
Estimated at R30,000 - R40,000
Lot 88 - Attributed to Adriaen Fransz Boudewyns (Belgium 1644-1719) Landscape with Cattle
Sold for R22,300
Lot 89 - Egbert Lievensz van der Poel (Netherlands 1621-1664) Women Cleaning Pots
Sold for R100,350
Lot 90 - Style of David Teniers II (Belgium 1610-1690) Interior with figures
Estimated at R20,000 - R30,000
Lot 91 - Style of Adriaen van Ostade (Netherlands 1610-1685) Village Frivolity
Sold for R17,588
Lot 92 - Dutch School, 17th Century Castle with figures
Sold for R31,220
Lot 93 - Attributed to Jan Breughel the Younger (Belgium 1601-1678) Landscape with figures
Sold for R89,200
Lot 94 - Attributed to Jan Hendrik Verheijen (Netherlands 1778-1846) Canal Scene
Estimated at R35,000 - R45,000
Lot 95 - Style of Jan van Goyen (Netherlands 1596-1656) River View with Boat
Sold for R17,588
Lot 96 - Attributed to Daniel van Heil (Belgium 1604-1662) The flight
Estimated at R30,000 - R50,000
