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Aspire Art Auctions: Autumn '25 Collection: Beyond Boundaries

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Auction Name Autumn '25 Collection: Beyond Boundaries Total Sales (ZAR) 555,881.00
Auction Date April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) 228,000.00
Sale Number #43025 High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) 334,000.00
Total Lots 46
Sold Lots 28 Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) 363,000.00
% of Lots Sold 60.87% High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) 530,000.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 104.88%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
8 Lisa Brice (South Africa 1968-)

Untitled

2008 ZAR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 ZAR 105,525.00
63 Irma Stern (South Africa 1894-1966)

Woman with flowers

1999 ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 ZAR 105,525.00
72 +- Henry Moore (United Kingdom 1898-1986)

Auden Poems, Moore Lithographs

1973 ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 ZAR 53,935.00
6 Jake Aikman (South Africa 1978-)

The Crossing

ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 ZAR 35,175.00
1 Jane Alexander (South Africa 1959-)

Faith (from the Working Proof portfolio)

2003 ZAR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 ZAR 30,485.00
74 Robert Hodgins (South Africa 1920-2010)

Miss Priss

2009 ZAR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 ZAR 30,485.00
77 Pablo Picasso (Spain 1881-1973)

Guitare Verre et Bouteille

1982 ZAR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 ZAR 30,485.00
9 Claudette Schreuders (South Africa 1973-)

Close, Close

ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 ZAR 21,105.00
46 Jurgen Schadeberg (Germany 1931-2020)

Sophiatown 1959

1959 ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 ZAR 17,588.00
84 Brett Murray (South Africa 1961-)

Eyesight to the Blind

2008 ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 ZAR 17,588.00
112 Sam Nhlengethwa (South Africa 1955-)

John Coltrane

2011 ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 ZAR 15,242.00
66 Walter Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)

Marathon 36

1968 ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 ZAR 12,898.00
70 Walter Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)

Neo-Marabaraba

ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 ZAR 9,380.00
67 Walter Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)

Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures

ZAR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 ZAR 7,621.00
73 Richard Smith (United Kingdom 1931-2016)

Nosegay

1975 ZAR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 ZAR 7,035.00
65 Walter Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)

Friends-Vriende

1979 ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 ZAR 5,862.00
71 Victor Vasarely (Hungarian-French 1907-1997)

Fuz (from Reponses a Vasarely)

1974 ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 ZAR 5,862.00
52 Graeme Williams (South Africa 1961-)

Nude

1989 ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 ZAR 5,159.00
64 Walter Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)

Rock Artist

ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 ZAR 4,924.00
95 Anton Kannemeyer (South Africa 1967-)

An Occurrence

1992 ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 ZAR 4,690.00
96 Anton Kannemeyer (South Africa 1967-)

Missile Man

1992 ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 ZAR 4,690.00
119 Sindiso Nyoni (Zimbabwe/South Africa)

ODE TO COLONIALISM (from the Colour Line portfolio)

2014 ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 ZAR 4,690.00
68 Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (South Africa 1914-2010)

Figures in profile

1976 ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 ZAR 3,986.00
91 Gregoire Boonzaier (South Africa 1909-2005)

District Six

1979 ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 ZAR 3,752.00
42 Durant Sihlali (South Africa 1935-2004)

Rainy Day; After a Hard Day's Work; After the Rain Storm; Zola by Night, four

ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 ZAR 3,518.00
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR