{"slug":"velaphi-george-mzimba","artist_id":"114bc7ef-e860-45a1-a208-ba4fbb8192a1","canonical_slug":"velaphi-george-mzimba","name":"Velaphi (George) Mzimba","built_at":"2026-11-01","categories":[{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":1,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":null,"record_price_usd_minor":null,"record_basis":null,"priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2016-02-22","first_sale_year":2016},{"bucket":"Paintings","lots_n":6,"sold_n":6,"median_price_usd_minor":104408,"record_price_usd_minor":117557,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2025-07-14","first_sale_year":2013},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":5,"sold_n":5,"median_price_usd_minor":77042,"record_price_usd_minor":96306,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2025-03-10","first_sale_year":2015}],"sizes":[],"notable":[{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2025","total_price_usd":117557,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2024","total_price_usd":112510,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2025","total_price_usd":117557,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-01","value_block_hash":"df6cce1215f2bd904873f214468047f40545b0a1","value":{"slug":"velaphi-george-mzimba","name":"Velaphi (George) Mzimba","as_of":"2026-11-03","newest_result_date":"2025-07-14","results_total":12,"houses_total":2,"first_year":2013,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":96306,"p25_usd_minor":77042,"p75_usd_minor":96306,"n":5,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Yellow Apple","work_year":"2004","usd_minor":117557,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2025,"sale_month":"2025-07","house_name":"Strauss and Co","lot_id":"86071c13-d1a5-4017-928b-aa43849dbe21"},"by_medium":[],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":5,"median_usd_minor":96306}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Yellow Apple","work_year":"2004","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":117557,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2025-07","lot_id":"86071c13-d1a5-4017-928b-aa43849dbe21"},{"rank":2,"title":"Yellow Apple against Stone","work_year":null,"medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":112510,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2024-03","lot_id":"6efccb10-c337-48d1-9e1b-071c7b808116"},{"rank":3,"title":"Afternoon","work_year":null,"medium":"Mixed media on wood","usd_minor":96306,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2025-03","lot_id":"c7540d10-9650-4909-b8c4-15230d1a1189"},{"rank":4,"title":"Yellow Apple in Brown","work_year":null,"medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":96306,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2025-03","lot_id":"b3d328a8-c1e8-4026-8376-584b32b80a8f"},{"rank":5,"title":"Untitled (mixed media on wood)","work_year":null,"medium":"Mixed media on wood","usd_minor":77042,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2025-03","lot_id":"d9482ded-07da-43d3-9063-0898551a3bbd"},{"rank":6,"title":"Street Scene with Two Figures Amongst Houses","work_year":null,"medium":"Oil on paper","usd_minor":45250,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2024-12","lot_id":"bd837ca3-4962-44d9-8736-c8d76c56c299"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 12 auction results for Velaphi (George) Mzimba at 2 houses since 2013. Over the last 24 months the median price was $963 including buyer’s premium (middle half $770–$963, n=5). The auction record is $1,176 for Yellow Apple (2025, Strauss and Co). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Velaphi (George) Mzimba value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}