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Pippa Skotnes

South African 1957- 


Pippa Skotnes was born in Johannesburg. She was educated at the University of Cape Town where she received Master of Fine Art and Doctor of Literature degrees. After she was sued by the South African Library for a copy of her artist's book about Lucy Lloyd and the |xam, Sound from the Thinking Strings, she became deeply interested in the nature of the book, producing several volumes inscribed on the bones of horses, leopards, and blue cranes. The exhibitions Lamb of God and the Book of Iterations (2001-2011), which have been exhibited in South Africa, Europe, and the USA, followed. Skotnes has produced many publications over her career, including, Claim to the Country (Jacana, 2007), Unconquerable Spirit (Jacana, 2008), and Book of Iterations (Axeage Press, 2009).

She is the founding director of the Centre for Curating the Archive at the University of Cape Town and has been actively involved in the digitisation and curation of significant archival collections, including the Katrine Harries Print Cabinet and the print archive of Cecil Skotnes. Her work on the Skotnes archive culminated in the exhibition Cecil Skotnes: A Private View, co-curated with Thomas Cartwright, which was shown at both the South African National Gallery and the Standard Bank Gallery in Johannesburg in 2008.

Adapted from the artist's biography on the Centre for Curating Archive and Humanities (UCT) website: http://www.cca.uct.ac.za/cca/people/pippa-skotnes, https://humanities.uct.ac.za/michaelis/contacts/pippa-skotnes accessed on 30 May 2025.


41 lots offered      73.17% sold      ZAR 246 305
 

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Pippa Skotnes; Perambulator by a Wrought Iron Gate
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 1 173
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Landscape with Canons, Perambulator and Dog
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; White Wagons, portfolio
9 Sep 2024
Starting at ZAR 30 000
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Pippa Skotnes; Untitled (Figure Suspended in Box)
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 3 000
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Pippa Skotnes; In the Wake of the White Wagons
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; White Wagons, portfolio
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Interior with Objects and Owl
3 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; White Wagons, portfolio
28 Jun 2022
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; Untitled (Building)
25 Apr 2022
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; In the Wake of the White Wagons, two
29 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 3 166
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; For Dia!kwain; Jan Plat Convict No 7880, two
25 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 5 628
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Lament I, Lament Series
25 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Lament II, Lament Series
25 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Crow
27 Sep 2021
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Jan Plat Convict No 7880
22 Sep 2021
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Sounds from the Thinking Strings
23 Aug 2021
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Pages from the Book of Iterations
23 Aug 2021
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; Pages from the Book of Iterations
23 Aug 2021
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; Heidedal Galleon
11 Jul 2021
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; We are Smoking's People
22 Feb 2021
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; In the Wake of the White Wagons, two
19 Oct 2020
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; Facade of Old House I
7 Sep 2020
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; Kimberley Billiard Room
7 Sep 2020
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; White Wagons, portfolio
1 Jun 2020
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Abstract Form II
5 Feb 2020
Sold for ZAR 1 876
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Abstract Form I
5 Feb 2020
Sold for ZAR 1 876
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; In the Wake of the White Wagons, five etchings
25 Nov 2019
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; White Wagons, portfolio
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 34 140
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Abandoned Building
17 Sep 2018
ZAR 6 000 - 9 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; The Keep
17 Sep 2018
ZAR 6 000 - 9 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; Still life of objects on a table with a whimsical view beyond
9 Apr 2018
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Lament / Klaagsang I
18 Sep 2017
Sold for ZAR 4 919
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Objects and Artefacts
18 Sep 2017
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Pippa Skotnes; For / / Kabbo
6 Feb 2017
Sold for ZAR 3 748
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Hut
26 Sep 2016
Sold for ZAR 2 342
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Sound from the Thinking Strings
18 Jul 2016
Sold for ZAR 23 420
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Still Life with African Artefacts
18 Apr 2016
Sold for ZAR 4 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Sound from the Thinking Strings
1 Jun 2015
Sold for ZAR 22 736
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Puppet
29 Sep 2014
Sold for ZAR 2 342
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Desolate Landscape with Animals and Figures
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 6 090
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Pippa Skotnes; Sound From The Thinking Strings
4 Feb 2013
Sold for ZAR 33 420
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.