Sam Nhlengethwa Auction Prices and Value Guide
Sam Nhlengethwa auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 313 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Sam Nhlengethwa auction prices: quick answer
Sam Nhlengethwa auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Sam Nhlengethwa
- Source records
- 313
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Sam Nhlengethwa market snapshot
Sam Nhlengethwa shows solid auction liquidity with 121 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $40,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (4.1% · 2 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (26.5% · 13 sales)
- $10,000+ (69.4% · 34 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $70,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 13
- Median shift vs prior year
- +16.7%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-26
Artist context
About Sam Nhlengethwa
Born
1955
Nationality
South African
Sam Nhlengethwa, born in 1955, is a South African artist identified in international authority records as a printmaker. A secondary biographical source also describes him as a collage artist and co-founder of the Bag Factory Artists' Studio. Printmaking and collage therefore form the clearest artistic context available in the collected evidence, although the source pack does not provide enough institutional documentation to assign a formal movement, recurring subject repertoire, or named series. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with prints and collages, but individual objects still require work-specific examination. This profile treats his birth year, South African identity, and printmaking occupation as the strongest facts because they are supported by Wikidata or VIAF, while retaining lower confidence for details found only in the secondary biography.
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Common works and media
The documented work types in this source pack are prints and collages. VIAF identifies Nhlengethwa as a South African printmaker, while the collected secondary biography describes his collage practice. The available evidence does not establish which subjects, print processes, edition formats, periods, or named series occur most frequently at auction.
Market and appraisal context
The Appraisily input associates 313 auction records with Sam Nhlengethwa, but the collected public page did not provide lot-level details during research. The evidence supports distinguishing prints from collages when selecting comparable works. Any appraisal should verify the medium and technique of the object before comparing it with genuinely similar public auction lots. Sale dates and realized prices can provide context when they appear in underlying records, but this source pack does not establish price direction, rarity, condition effects, edition structure, or provenance for the artist. No valuation forecast should be drawn from record count alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Prints
- Collages
Value drivers
- Medium and technique, particularly whether the object is a print or collage
- Comparable public auction records matched by work type
Appraisal caveats
- The collected Appraisily page returned a rate-limit response, so the source pack does not expose individual lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, conditions, dimensions, editions, or provenance.
- The indexed record count alone does not establish price direction, rarity, or a value for any individual work.
- Printmaking is supported by an authority record, while collage is supported only by a secondary biographical source in the collected pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Sam Nhlengethwa 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 Sam Nhlengethwa artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.