Modern & Contemporary Art

Modern & Contemporary Art

LIVE AUCTION IN JOHANNESBURG

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. 

Location: Live Auction in Johannesburg
Catalogue: Download PDF catalogue

Name: Ms Carina Jansen
Email: carina@aspireart.net
Telephone: +27 78 968 2476

Name: Sarah Sinisi
Email: sarah@aspireart.net
Telephone: +27 84 568 5639

Name: Alexia Ferreira
Email: alexia.ferreira@aspireart.net

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Art (106)

 

Lot 49 - Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum (Botswana 1980-)

Sold for R557,500


Estimated at R450,000 - R650,000

Lot 50 - Cinga Samson (South Africa 1986-)

Estimated at R400,000 - R500,000

Lot 52 - Gerhard Marx (South Africa 1976-)

Estimated at R50,000 - R70,000

Lot 53 - Simon Stone (South Africa 1952-)

Sold for R128,975


Estimated at R100,000 - R150,000

Lot 55 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)

Sold for R1,155,250


Estimated at R1,000,000 - R1,500,000

Lot 57 - Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-)

Sold for R73,590


Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 62 - Wolf Kibel (Poland 1903-1938)

Estimated at R70,000 - R100,000

Lot 63 - Keith Alexander (South Africa 1946-1998)

Sold for R211,850


Estimated at R120,000 - R180,000

Lot 65 - Guy Tillim (South Africa 1962-)

Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 66 - Sam Nhlengethwa (South Africa 1955-)

Sold for R82,075


Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 69 - Georgina Gratrix (South Africa 1982-)

Sold for R89,200


Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 70 - David Koloane (South Africa 1938-2019)

Sold for R223,000


Estimated at R220,000 - R280,000

Lot 72 - Sam Nhlengethwa (South Africa 1955-)

Sold for R89,200


Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 76 - Hennie Niemann Jnr (South Africa 1972-)

Sold for R140,700


Estimated at R120,000 - R180,000

Lot 77 - Getahun Balcha (Ethiopia 1967-)

Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 79 - Alfred Krenz (South Africa 1899-1980)

Sold for R4,460


Estimated at R4,000 - R6,000

Lot 80 - John Meyer (South Africa 1942-)

Sold for R111,388


Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 81 - Frederick Timpson I'Ons (United Kingdom 1802-1887)

Sold for R46,900


Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 82 - Erich Mayer (South Africa 1876-1960)

Sold for R15,610


Estimated at R15,000 - R25,000

Lot 85 - Julius Olsson (Britain 1864-1942)

Sold for R33,450


Estimated at R30,000 - R40,000

Lot 86 - Attributed to Jan Dirksz Both (Netherlands 1618-1652)

Sold for R257,950


Estimated at R50,000 - R70,000

Lot 88 - Attributed to Adriaen Fransz Boudewyns (Belgium 1644-1719)

Sold for R22,300


Estimated at R25,000 - R35,000

Lot 89 - Egbert Lievensz van der Poel (Netherlands 1621-1664)

Sold for R100,350


Estimated at R100,000 - R150,000

Lot 91 - Style of Adriaen van Ostade (Netherlands 1610-1685)

Sold for R17,588


Estimated at R20,000 - R30,000

Lot 92 - Dutch School, 17th Century

Sold for R31,220


Estimated at R30,000 - R50,000

Lot 93 - Attributed to Jan Breughel the Younger (Belgium 1601-1678)

Sold for R89,200


Estimated at R50,000 - R70,000

Lot 95 - Style of Jan van Goyen (Netherlands 1596-1656)

Sold for R17,588


Estimated at R20,000 - R30,000