# Irma Stern - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T02:23:07.854Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 728
- Lots with prices: 445
- First auction date: 1998-07-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-19
- Median realised price: $48,000
- Price range: $95 to $17,267,000

## Market Takeaway
Irma Stern shows deep auction liquidity with 494 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $38,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 23 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($38,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $8,400 and $180,000.
- 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: 6.1% (17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 22.3% (62 sales)
- $10,000\+: 71.6% (199 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 23
- Previous 12 months sales: 29
- Recent 12 months median: $2,800
- Previous 12 months median: $3,400
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-04
- Days since latest sale: 13
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 299 lots
- Stephan Welz & Co: 144 lots
- Strauss & Co: 99 lots
- 5th Avenue Auctioneers: 79 lots
- Aspire Art: 34 lots
- Christie's: 15 lots
- Sotheby's: 12 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 9 lots
- Kensington Bond: 3 lots
- Menzies: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-08 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) A musician of the harem | Bonhams | N/A
2. 2025-03-20 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) A musician of the harem | Bonhams | N/A
3. 2024-12-08 | ATTR IRMA STERN SOUTH AFRICAN RURAL OIL PAINTING | Antique Arena Inc | $2,200
4. 2024-12-08 | Irma Stern \(SA 1894 \- 1966\) Reproduction, Lady Leaning on a Chair, Signed & Dated 1934 in the Plate, 17 x 12 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 600
5. 2024-10-16 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Zululand | Bonhams | £400,000
6. 2024-10-13 | SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWER OIL PAINTING BY IRMA STERN | Antique Arena Inc | $1,800
7. 2024-08-17 | SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWER OIL PAINTING BY IRMA STERN | Antique Arena Inc | $4,400
8. 2024-06-29 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Oil On Canvas Figural Painting Dated 1961 | RB Fine Arts | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-oil-on-canvas-figural-painting-dated-1961-222-c-3f24b438f7
9. 2024-04-20 | Irma Stern \(South Africa 1894\-1966\), Black Lilies | Aspire Art | ZAR 3,500,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-africa-1894-1966-black-lilies-13-c-6874c19ab6
10. 2022-11-30 | IRMA STERN \(SOUTH AFRICA 1894\-1966\) ANEMONES | Aspire Art | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-africa-1894-1966-anemones-47-c-bd14016ac6
11. 2022-11-30 | IRMA STERN \(SOUTH AFRICA 1894\-1966\) BOATS, ZANZIBAR | Aspire Art | N/A
12. 2022-10-19 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Zululand \(framed\) | Bonhams | N/A
13. 2020-09-02 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Swahili Woman in the artist's original Zanzibar frame. | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-swahili-woman-in-the-artist-s-original-zanzibar-frame-17-c-68d4259a97
14. 2020-03-18 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Still life of roses and earthenware | Bonhams | £70,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-still-life-of-roses-and-earthenware-72-c-aeb486a9f3
15. 2026-03-19 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Harbour Scene, Kalk Bay | Bonhams | £32,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-harbour-scene-kalk-bay-52-c-5f6210a968
16. 2026-03-19 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Still Life with Calla Lilies and Fruit | Bonhams | £150,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-still-life-with-calla-lilies-and-fruit-51-c-119b255837
17. 2026-03-19 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Still life of fruit and a paw paw | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-still-life-of-fruit-and-a-paw-paw-47-c-4e9ddb3e48
18. 2026-03-19 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Dahlias | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-dahlias-46-c-de9c506b56
19. 2026-03-13 | Irma Stern, South African 1894\-1966, Boats on Beach, Gouache on Paper | Nye & Company | $7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-boats-on-beach-gouache-on-paper-694-c-2b919e1985
20. 2026-03-05 | Irma Stern \(South African 1894\-1966\) Flower Still Life, 1948 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper left Irma Stern 1948 18" x 14" canvas, 22" x 18" frame Provenance: Time Auction, Little Neck, New York 5/04/2025 \($4,40... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $28,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-south-african-1894-1966-flower-still-life-1948-oil-on-canvas-signed-and-dated-upper-left-irma-stern-1948-18-x-14-canvas-22-x-18-frame-provenance-time-auction-little-neck-new-york-5-04-2025-4-40-59-c-9775791c5f
21. 2026-02-04 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\), Woman with Pipe, 1959, gouache and crayon on paper | South Bay Auctions Inc | $8,800
22. 2026-01-17 | Irma Stern \(South African, 1894\-1966\) Attributed to, Portrait of a African Lady, Signed and dated 1961 upper left, Watercolor on paper, Sight\-17 13/4" x 13 3/4", Framed\-36" x 32" | Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches | $3,500
23. 2025-11-08 | Irma Stern \(1894\-1966\) \- Portrait of a woman, 1945 | Aurora & Athena | €70,000
24. 2025-11-02 | Irma Stern \(SA 1894 \- 1966\) Reproduction, Seated Figure, Inscribed in the Plate, 14 x 9 | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-irma-stern-sa-1894-1966-reproduction-seated-figure-inscribed-in-the-plate-14-x-9-1191-c-a44e11e086

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