# Ephraim Ngatane - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T19:07:17.420Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 141
- Lots with prices: 87
- First auction date: 2004-05-31
- Latest auction date: 2025-09-17
- Median realised price: $62,000
- Price range: $150 to $560,000

## Market Takeaway
Ephraim Ngatane shows solid auction liquidity with 141 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $62,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-17.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($62,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $11,250 and $125,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 4.6% (4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 13.8% (12 sales)
- $10,000\+: 81.6% (71 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $2,000
- Previous 12 months median: $150
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-09-17
- Days since latest sale: 154
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- 5th Avenue Auctioneers: 35 lots
- Bonhams: 34 lots
- Strauss & Co: 25 lots
- Aspire Art: 19 lots
- Stephan Welz & Co: 14 lots
- Leonard Joel: 5 lots
- Lawsons: 2 lots
- Artcurial: 1 lots
- Dales Bros Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Litchfield Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-17 | Ephraim Ngatane \(South Africa 1938\-1971\) , Musician | Aspire Art | N/A
2. 2025-06-25 | Ephraim Ngatane \(South Africa 1938\-1971\) , Learners | Aspire Art | ZAR 140,000
3. 2025-03-20 | Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane \(South African, 1938\-1971\) Mine worker | Bonhams | £2,000
4. 2024-11-20 | Ephraim Ngatane \(South Africa 1938\-1971\) The five musicians | Aspire Art | N/A
5. 2024-06-26 | EPHRAIM MOJALEFA NGATANE \(South African, 1938\-71\) Untitled \(Street Scene\) 1969 watercolour and gouache 55.5 x 73.5cm \(67 x 85cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | A$150
6. 2024-04-14 | Ephraim Ngatane \(SA 1938 \- 1971\) Oil, "The Guitar Player", Signed, 76 x 60 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 72,000
7. 2024-04-14 | Ephraim Ngatane \(SA 1938 \- 1971\) Oil, "Blue Troubadour", Signed & Dated '67, 76 x 58 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
8. 2023-11-16 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA 1938\-1971\) \| STREET SCENE | Aspire Art | ZAR 50,000
9. 2023-01-19 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(1938 \- 1971\) Abstract watercolour 50 x 68 cm \(frame: 88 x 105 x 2 cm\) signed lower right | Lawsons | N/A
10. 2023-01-19 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(1938 \- 1971\) The Family watercolour 50 x 68 cm \(frame: 88 x 105 x 2 cm\) signed lower right | Lawsons | A$650
11. 2022-11-30 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA 1938\-1971\) BOXERS – THE KNOCK OUT PUNCH | Aspire Art | ZAR 80,000
12. 2022-09-14 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA 1938\-1971\), PIMVILLE | Aspire Art | ZAR 90,000
13. 2022-09-04 | Ephraim Ngatane \(SA 1938 \- 1971\) 4 x Reproductions, From the 'His Moods & Memories' Portfolio, Each Numbered 22/50 in Pencil, 80 x 61 sheet size | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A
14. 2022-09-04 | Ephraim Ngatane \(SA 1938 \- 1971\) Oil, "Bicycle Shop", Signed & Dated '70, 75 x 60 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 78,000
15. 2022-04-24 | Ephraim Ngatane \(SA 1938 \- 1971\) Oil, "The Blues", Signed Titled Verso, 71 x 58 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 94,000
16. 2021-10-31 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA 1938\-1971\) FIGURES IN THE STREET | Aspire Art | ZAR 70,000
17. 2021-10-31 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA 1938\-1971\) A STREET VENDOR | Aspire Art | ZAR 100,000
18. 2021-10-31 | EPHRAIM NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA 1938\-1971\) THE FAMILY | Aspire Art | ZAR 95,000
19. 2021-10-12 | Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane \(South African, 1938\-1971\) The Proposal | Bonhams | £5,500
20. 2021-09-29 | Ephraim Ngatane \(South Africa 1938\-1971\), The donkey cart | Aspire Art | ZAR 80,000
21. 2021-07-11 | EPHRAIM MOJALEFA NGATANE \(SOUTH AFRICA, 1938\-1971\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $2,100
22. 2021-06-15 | ¤ Ephraim NGATANE 1938\-1971 The Donkey Cart Huile sur panneau | Artcurial | N/A
23. 2021-05-30 | Ephraim Ngatane \(SA 1938 \- 1971\) Oil, Newspaper Seller, Signed & Dated '68, 66 x 50 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 86,000
24. 2021-04-21 | Ephraim Ngatane \(South Africa 1938\-1971\) Ephraim Ngatane: His moods and memories: A portfolio of six limited edition prints, 2010 | Aspire Art | N/A

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