With a lot average of R315 000 and a sell-through rate of 75%, newcomer Aspire Art Auctions’ results exceed all its own expectations.
The top sellers at the auction are:
- Alexis Preller: Profile Figures (Mirrored Image) - R7 048 160;
- William Kentridge: Untitled (Colonial Landscape) - R2 046 240;
- Irma Stern: Congolese Woman - R1 932 560;
- William Kentridge: Untitled (from Deluge series) - R1 818 880 ;
- JH Pierneef: Karoo near Hofmeyer - R1 818 880 (double the low estimate);
- Robert Hodgins: The Weather in the Streets - R1 250 480;
- Edoardo Villa: Homage to Maillol - R1 136 800 (major record price for a Villa work in steel);
- Erik Laubscher: Still life with jug and apples - R966 280;
- Irma Stern: Watussi Dancer - R795 760; and
- Alexis Preller: Gold Abstract - R682 080.
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