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Aspire Art Auctions: Modern and Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Art | Total Sales (ZAR) | 1,242,851.00 |
| Auction Date | June 25, 2025 - June 25, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 1,030,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #62525 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 1,425,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 22 | ||
| Sold Lots | 13 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 2,270,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 3,205,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 38.78% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) | Girl in Her New Tutu on the Stoep, Boksburg, Transvaal, 1980 |
22/6/80 | ZAR 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | ZAR 281,400.00 |
| 42 | William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) | Rumours and Impossibilities |
2010 | ZAR 220,000.00 - 280,000.00 | ZAR 257,950.00 |
| 16 | Zanele Muholi (South Africa 1972-) | Sasa, Bleecker, New York, 2016 |
2016 | ZAR 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | ZAR 187,600.00 |
| 44 | Ayana Vellissia Jackson (United States of America 1977-) | The Romance of Sovereignty |
2016 | ZAR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | ZAR 70,350.00 |
| 45 | Ayana Vellissia Jackson (United States of America 1977-) | The Work of Death |
2016 | ZAR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | ZAR 70,350.00 |
| 84 | Robert Hodgins (South Africa 1920-2010) | A Gentleman Caller |
2007 | ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | ZAR 64,488.00 |
| 4 | Marlene Dumas (South Africa 1953-) | Portrait of a Young Nelson Mandela |
2008 | ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | ZAR 58,625.00 |
| 5 | Marlene Dumas (South Africa 1953-) | The Fog of War |
2006 | ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | ZAR 58,625.00 |
| 41 | Mary Sibande (South Africa 1982-) | Ascending |
2020 | ZAR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | ZAR 58,625.00 |
| 6 | Marlene Dumas (South Africa 1953-) | The King |
1974 | ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | ZAR 46,900.00 |
| 12 | Maurice Mbikayi (Democratic Republic Of Congo 1974-) | The Aesthete Thinker 2 |
2016 | ZAR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | ZAR 37,520.00 |
| 11 | Maurice Mbikayi (Democratic Republic Of Congo 1974-) | Billisme Ya Sika (New Billisme) |
2018 | ZAR 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | ZAR 32,830.00 |
| 7 | Marlene Dumas (South Africa 1953-) | Motherhood |
1991 | ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 17,588.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
