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Nel Erasmus

South African | 1928

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Nel Erasmus is a South African Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1928.

How much does a Nel Erasmus cost?

Nel Erasmus's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 4,979 USD for paintings, and 2,768 USD for works on papers.

What is Nel Erasmus's most expensive painting?

Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 4,979 USD for Nude, sold at Strauss & Co., Cape Town in 2023.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch have featured Nel Erasmus's work in the past.

Nel Erasmus in the news

Nel Erasmus has been featured in articles for Artthrob and Mail & Guardian. The most recent article is Art and Athleticism: A Reflection on the Olympics written for Artthrob in August 2024.

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A minimalist line drawing of a figure in a moment of quiet introspection.

PORTRAIT , 2002

By Nel Erasmus

Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers, Johannesburg

An abstract ink study of a reclining figure on neutral paper with blue accents.

Reclining Nude

By Nel Erasmus

Strauss & Co., Cape Town

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A bold, abstract portrait rendered in warm earth tones with a dramatic, shadowed composition.

Warm Lamp Light , 1964

By Nel Erasmus

An abstract composition featuring a stylized bird in flight against a textured gray background.

Flight , 2018

By Nel Erasmus

-13%

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An abstract expressionist painting featuring a central white diamond shape rising from a beige ground, surrounded by swirling blue, red, and yellow forms.

Windswept Moonflower , 2007

By Nel Erasmus

+100%

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An abstract ink study of a reclining figure on neutral paper with blue accents.

Reclining Nude

By Nel Erasmus

Strauss & Co., Cape Town

A minimalist line drawing of a figure in a moment of quiet introspection.

PORTRAIT , 2002

By Nel Erasmus

Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers, Johannesburg

Recent Auction Results

A somber portrait of a figure with dark hair and pale skin, rendered in muted earth tones.

Untitled , 1953

By Nel Erasmus

-17%

below mid-estimate

Aspire Art Auctions, Johannesburg

A minimalist book cover featuring abstract watercolor-like strokes against a stark black background.

12th Session: Books, Thursday 21 May 2026 , 2011

By Nel Erasmus

Russell Kaplan Auctioneers

A still life featuring a large orange vase and a smaller dark vessel against a dark background.

African Still Life , 1963

By Nel Erasmus

Aspire Art Auctions, Johannesburg

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Past Exhibitions

Back to the Future III: Abstract Art in South Africa - Past & Present - SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

Back to the Future III: Abstract Art in South Africa - Past & Present

SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch | South Africa

21 Jul, 2018 - 22 Sep, 2018

X: Part I - SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

X: Part I

SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch | South Africa

15 Apr, 2017 - 03 Jun, 2017

Back to the Future II: Abstract Art in South Africa: Past & Present - SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

Back to the Future II: Abstract Art in South Africa: Past & Present

SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch | South Africa

25 Apr, 2015 - 20 Jun, 2015

VIEW 8 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Art and Athleticism: A Reflection on the Olympics

Art and Athleticism: A Reflection on the Olympics

Artthrob 11 Aug, 2024

On the same night that Paris saw red smoke coming from the headless neck of Marie Antoinette.

JAG puts on show of a lifetime

JAG puts on show of a lifetime

Mail & Guardian 06 Nov, 2015

“Anything is possible,” it says in red on the office notice board of the Johannesburg Art Gallery’s (JAG) chief curator, Antoinette Murdoch.

Coverage

“ ..These portraits, or faces, according to the artist reflect the journey all people undertake through life... ”
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SMAC Art Gallery, Stellenbosch

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