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# Paul Botes

## What is Paul Botes’s work worth? {#value}

As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 15 auction results for Paul Botes at 1 houses since 2022. Over the last 24 months the median price was $52 including buyer’s premium (middle half $19–$68, n=5). The auction record is $71 for Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Houses in a Forest Clearing (2025, Russell Kaplan Auctioneers). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Houses in a Forest Clearing | Oil on board | $71 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Sep 2025 |
| 2 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Eastern Cape Landscape | — | $68 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Sep 2025 |
| 3 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Stream with Trees | Oil on canvas mounted on board | $52 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Dec 2024 |
| 4 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Beach with Gulls | — | $52 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | May 2024 |
| 5 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Onrus | — | $26 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Jul 2024 |
| 6 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Two Works: On Rus, and Elim | — | $25 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Mar 2024 |
| 7 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Figure on a Rural Road, 1981 | Oil on canvas mounted on board | $19 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Dec 2024 |
| 8 | Paul Botes (South Africa, 1940 - ), Two Works: Arniston, and Mamre | Ink and watercolour over pencil on paper | $13 | Russell Kaplan Auctioneers | Jul 2025 |


**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | $52 |


Data as of 3 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 15 results from 1 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Paul Botes is an artist with 4 auction lots recorded since 2024, median price $28. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page.

A work by Paul Botes sold in 2026 for $36, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Paul Botes work worth?

Across 4 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Paul Botes work is $28.

Some prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Paul Botes worth?

Across 4 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Paul Botes work is $28. Some prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium.

### What is Paul Botes's auction record?

Paul Botes's auction record is $32, set in 2024. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $32 (buyer's premium not included).

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Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Paul Botes auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/paul-botes (updated 2026-11-03).

Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.