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 97 - Dirck Hals (1591-1656) Cavaliers and a Lady
Sold for R105,925
Lot 98 - Attributed to Wouter Mertens (Belgium 1650-1675) Still Life with Fruit and Instruments
Sold for R390,250
Lot 99 - Follower of Jan van Huysum (Netherlands 1682-1749) Still-Life, Flowers
Sold for R76,212
Lot 100 - Attributed to Gaspar Peeter de Verbruggen II (Belgium 1664-1730) Still Life with Flowers
Sold for R89,200
Lot 101 - Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I (France 1653-1715) Still-Life, Flowers
Sold for R87,938
Lot 103 - Attributed to Louis de Caullery (Belgium 16th Century) Gathering with the Queen
Sold for R144,950
Lot 105 - Emma Ciardi (Italy 1879-1933) The Fountain of Venus
Sold for R89,200
Lot 106 - Govert Flinck (Netherlands 1615-1660) Diana
Sold for R5,146,875
