Cecil Skotnes Auction Prices and Value Guide
Cecil Skotnes auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 805 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Cecil Skotnes auction prices: quick answer
Cecil Skotnes auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Cecil Skotnes
- Source records
- 805
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Cecil Skotnes market snapshot
Cecil Skotnes shows deep auction liquidity with 416 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,080. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (4.3% · 10 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (45.3% · 105 sales)
- $10,000+ (50.4% · 117 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $19,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 8
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-26
Artist context
About Cecil Skotnes
Born
1926
Died
2009
Nationality
South African
Also known as
Cecil Edwin Frans Skotnes
Cecil Skotnes (1926–2009) was a South African artist represented in public museum and authority systems, including MoMA, Wikidata and IdRef. Available biographical material identifies him as a painter, sculptor and graphic artist and associates him particularly with woodcuts. His work is situated within modern South African art and is described as engaging African motifs and themes connected with the country’s history and cultural life. These overlapping formats are important for identification: a work encountered under his name may be a painting, a sculpture or a graphic work, and each category requires its own comparison set. Skotnes is therefore encountered both in accounts of South African modernism and in varied secondary-market categories. The collected sources establish his basic identity and principal media more securely than they establish a detailed chronology, exhibition history or list of named series, so narrower claims should be checked against further institutional or catalogue documentation.
Modern South African artWoodcutPaintingSculptureGraphic artAfrican motifsSouth African historySouth African cultural and social dynamics
Common works and media
Works encountered under Cecil Skotnes’s name may include woodcuts and other graphic works, paintings and sculptures. Available biographical material particularly emphasizes his woodcuts and identifies African motifs and South African historical or cultural themes as recurring contexts. The exact technique and object type should be confirmed before selecting auction comparables.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily’s input inventory associates 805 auction records with Cecil Skotnes, providing a potentially substantial pool of public-market comparisons, although record count alone does not establish value. Comparisons should first distinguish paintings, sculptures and graphic works, especially woodcuts, because results from different categories are not directly interchangeable. Subject matter can also help determine relevance when comparing works connected with African motifs or South African historical themes. Sale date and the availability of genuinely similar lots should be considered alongside work category. The collected source pack does not contain individual realized prices, lot-level condition information or a catalogue raisonné, so it does not support a price trend, scarcity claim or forecast.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Prints and graphic works, including woodcuts
- Paintings
- Sculptures
Value drivers
- Work type and medium should be matched before comparing auction records, particularly when distinguishing woodcuts, paintings and sculptures.
- Subject matter is relevant when selecting comparable works associated with African motifs or South African historical themes.
- Comparable public auction records should be evaluated by sale date and work category rather than by record count alone.
Appraisal caveats
- The input inventory reports 805 associated auction records, but the collected source pack does not provide individual realized prices or lot-level details.
- No catalogue raisonné or similarly comprehensive work-level reference was available in the collected source pack.
- Available biographical evidence for media and subjects relies partly on Wikipedia excerpts and should be strengthened with museum, estate or scholarly documentation before making more specific claims.
- No price trend, scarcity claim or future-value prediction is supported by the collected evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Cecil Skotnes worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Cecil Skotnes artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.