Aspire Art Auctions set a new bar for the market in its Autumn 19 Auction in Cape Town, with a South African auction record for its cover lot.
An early work, by international star Marlene Dumas, Love Lost (1973/4) achieved R7 283 200, more than doubling its pre-sale estimate of R3 000 000. Further successful sales included a range of paintings by Alexis Preller from across his career, and new world records for work by Jane Alexander, Simphiwe Ndzube, and Moshekwa Langa. These results further establish Aspire’s growing reputation as the discerning auction house for handling contemporary South African art.
Lot 50 - Alexis Preller (South Africa 1911-75)
Sold for R4,552,000
Estimated at R4,000,000 - R6,000,000
Lot 53 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R398,300
Estimated at R400,000 - R600,000
Lot 57 - Christo Coetzee (South Africa 1929-2000)
Sold for R113,800
Estimated at R150,000 - R200,000
Lot 59 - Irma Stern (South Africa 1894-1966)
Sold for R2,276,000
Estimated at R2,000,000 - R4,000,000
Lot 62 - Adriaan Boshoff (South Africa 1935-2007)
Sold for R295,880
Estimated at R300,000 - R400,000
Lot 66 - Marlene Dumas (South Africa 1953-)
Sold for R7,283,200
Estimated at R3,000,000 - R5,000,000
Lot 74 - Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi (South Africa 1977-)
Sold for R170,700
Estimated at R25,000 - R40,000
