Freida Lock Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Freida Lock Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 01, 2025
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Street Scene with Houses
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Street Scene with Houses signed and dated 46 oil on canvas 34,5 by 45cm excluding frame; 49 by 59,5 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Nov. 20, 2024
Freida Lock (South Africa 1902-1962) Harrison Street, Johannesburg
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
Freida Lock (South Africa 1902-1962) Harrison Street, Johannesburg oil on canvas Artwork date: 1943 Signature details: signed and dated bottom right
Aspire Art
Nov. 12, 2024
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Deck Chair in Shade (recto); Woman Working with a Sewing Machine (verso)
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Deck Chair in Shade (recto); Woman Working with a Sewing Machine (verso) indistinctly signed and dated 50; indistinctly signed and dated 57 oil on copper plate 18 by 12,5cm excluding frame; 32 by 27 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Sep. 17, 2024
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Dinner Time
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Dinner Time signed and dated 47 oil on board 50 by 39,5cm excluding frame; 62 by 52 by 3,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Apr. 14, 2024
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Farmhouse Amongst Trees, Signed & Dated 1938, 22 x 32
Est: R35,000 - R45,000
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Farmhouse Amongst Trees, Signed & Dated 1938, 22 x 32
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Mar. 02, 2024
SOUTH AFRICAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY FREIDA LOCK
Est: $100 - $150
Oil on canvas painting by Freida Lock, 1902 to 1962, a South African artist, member of the Cape Impressionists group. The artwork depicts a view of a cottage house. Signed by the artist and dated 1946 in the lower right. Wooden frame. Collectible Mid Century Modernist Figurative Fine Art, Women Artists.
Antique Arena Inc
Feb. 18, 2024
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Still Life Flowers in a Vase, Signed & Dated '52, 40 x 48
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Still Life Flowers in a Vase, Signed & Dated '52, 40 x 48
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Sep. 19, 2023
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; The Landing at Joyces (sic) House
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 The Landing at Joyces (sic) House inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on canvas 45,5 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 61,5 by 52 by 4,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
May. 16, 2023
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Still Life with Fruit
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Still Life with Fruit oil on canvas laid down on board 59,5 by 60cm excluding frame; 78 by 79 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Apr. 16, 2023
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Still Life Flowers in a Vase, Signed & Dated '52, 40 x 48
Est: R60,000 - R90,000
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Still Life Flowers in a Vase, Signed & Dated '52, 40 x 48
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Mar. 28, 2023
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Still Life of Jug, Cup and Fruit
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Still Life of Jug, Cup and Fruit signed and dated 47 oil on board 40 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 59 by 48,5 by 5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Mar. 28, 2023
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Hashimi
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Hashimi signed and dated 47; inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on canvas, in a Zanzibari frame 74 by 89cm excluding frame; 98,5 by 100 by 4,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Mar. 28, 2023
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Hout Bay Manor
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Hout Bay Manor signed and dated 44 oil on canvas 50 by 60cm excluding frame; 60 by 70 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Nov. 08, 2022
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Merry-Go-Round
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Merry-Go-Round signed and dated 43 oil on canvas item size: 58,5 by 59 by 3,5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Sep. 04, 2022
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Still Life Flowers in a Vase, Signed & Dated '52, 40 x 48
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Still Life Flowers in a Vase, Signed & Dated '52, 40 x 48
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Apr. 06, 2022
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Dahlias in a Brown Vase
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
signed and dated 1938 oil on hessian 50 by 50cm excluding frame; 69,5 by 70 by 6cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Jun. 15, 2021
¤ Freida LOCK 1902-1962 Afrique du Sud Ingalawa, Zanzibar, 1947 Huile sur toile avec cadre zanzibari
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
¤ Freida LOCK 1902-1962 Afrique du Sud Ingalawa, Zanzibar, 1947 Huile sur toile avec cadre zanzibari Signée et datée en bas à gauche "Freida Lock 47" Annotée au dos h: 72 w: 78 cm Provenance : Acquis au Van Riebeeck Festival en 1952 par Max Dembitzer et donné au mari de l'actuel propriétaire. Farley, selon l'inscription au crayon sous la toile sur le dessus du châssis au dos Commentaire : Oil on canvas with Zanzibari frame Signed and dated lower left Annotated on the back Estimation 7 000 - 10 000 €
Artcurial
Dec. 03, 2020
Freida Lock Oil Painting
Est: R100,000 - R120,000
Titled on reverse Bells Hairdressing, 35 Guineas, on canvas, signed and dated 45, 46 x 36cm, Est R100,00-120,000. Provenance: Purchased by the current owner from the late estate of Roy Elbourne (Durban) before from the late estate Dr Schules
Dales Bros Auctioneers
Nov. 11, 2020
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Still Life with Hydrangeas and Bowl
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
signed and dated 1938 oil on canvas 69.5 by 54.5cm excluding frame; 84.5 by 70 by 5.5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Nov. 11, 2020
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Flowers in a Vase
Est: R50,000 - R70,000
signed and dated 43 oil on canvas 49 by 38.5cm excluding frame; 63 by 52.5 by 6.5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Jul. 28, 2020
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; Still Life with Flowers
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
signed and dated 46 oil on canvas 35 by 40.5cm excluding frame; 48.5 by 54 by 4.5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
May. 11, 2020
Freida Lock; South African 1902-1962; A White Hyacinth on a Chair
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
signed and dated 60; oil on board; 70 by 60cm
Strauss & Co
Dec. 04, 2019
Freida Lock, South African 1902-1962- Interior, 1960; oil on canvas, sig
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Freida Lock, South African 1902-1962- Interior, 1960; oil on canvas, signed lower left, 60 x 49cm Provenance: Joe Wolpe Gallery, South Africa where purchased by the present owner. Note: Lock explored a number of genres throughout her artistic career, however she is perhaps most renowned for her balanced and colourful interior scenes. She was one of the founding members of the New Group (1938-54), an artistic circle made up of young South African artists, including Gregoire Boonzaier, Lippy Lipshitz, Cecil Higgs and Terence McCaw. Lock and her contemporaries brought a unique and innovative style to the conservative South African art scene, sometimes even being referred to as the ‘Cape Impressionists’. Born in Cheadle Hume, England, Lock initially studied agriculture at Reading University, however after a year of study her family moved to Stellenbosch in 1921 to establish a fruit farm. She decided at the age of 30 to become an artist, and returned to England to study at the Heatherley School of Art, the first art school to admit women, in equal terms, with men into the life room. Through her expert use of colour, Lock has been able to evoke a sense of light and shadow in this cropped composition. Her characteristic use of darker outlines, particularly apparent in the chair, assist in delineating the object from the background, thus creating depth and definition in this busy and colourful work. With thanks to Max Wolpe, Joe Wolpe's son, for his assistance in cataloguing this work. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Nov. 18, 2019
Freida Lock; Spring Flowers and Apples
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Spring Flowers and Apples signed and dated 51 oil on canvas 50 by 50cm excluding frame; 70 by 68 by 6,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Oct. 27, 2019
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Woman Sewing, Signed, 62 x 44
Est: R90,000 - R150,000
Freida Lock (SA 1902 - 1962) Oil, Woman Sewing, Signed, 62 x 44
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Jul. 15, 2019
Freida Lock - Cleves; and Hop Poles, Sussex, two
Est: R4,000 - R6,000
Freida Lock Cleves; and Hop Poles, Sussex, two each signed, dated 1937 and inscribed with their respective titles pen and ink on paper laid down on card each approximately 15 by 21cm excluding frame; 40 by 32 by 1cm including frame
Strauss & Co
May. 20, 2019
Freida Lock SOUTH AFRICAN 1902-1962 - Still Life with Flowers
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
Freida Lock SOUTH AFRICAN 1902-1962 Still Life with Flowers signed and dated 46 oil on canvas 35 by 40,5cm PROVENANCE: Strauss & Co, Johannesburg, November 2014, Lot 204.
Strauss & Co
Mar. 18, 2019
Freida Lock - Nakhoda from Kutoh
Est: R200,000 - R250,000
Freida Lock Nakhoda from Kutoh signed and indistinctly dated 4*; inscribed with the title and '46' in another hand on the reverse oil on canvas 35,5 by 30,5cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 18, 2019
Freida Lock - Still Life with Pawpaw
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
Freida Lock Still Life with Pawpaw signed oil on canvas laid down on board 34,5 by 39cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 18, 2019
Freida Lock - Fishing Boats on the Beach
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
Freida Lock Fishing Boats on the Beach signed and dated 44 oil on canvas 52 by 60cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 15, 2018
Freida Lock - Kitchen Interior
Est: R200,000 - R250,000
Freida Lock Kitchen Interior signed oil on paper laid down on card 56 by 53cm
Strauss & Co
Aug. 29, 2018
In The Manner Of Freida Lock.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Original dry painted surface with subdued palette. Very good overall. Dates: (African, 1902 - 1962) .Frame: Molded Paint Rubbed Wood.Medium: Oil on Canvas on Board.Signature: Unsigned.Title: "View Through an Alley". Condition: Dimensions: 29-1/4" x 21-1/2".
Morphy Auctions
Jul. 16, 2018
Freida Lock; Still Life with Daisies
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Still Life with Daisies signed and dated indistinctly oil on panel 53,5 by 43cm excluding frame; * and * including frame
Strauss & Co
Jun. 04, 2018
Freida Lock; Shisha Smoking
Est: R500,000 - R700,000
Freida Lock South African 1902-1962 Shisha Smoking oil on canvas 50 by 39cm
Strauss & Co
Feb. 05, 2018
Freida Lock; A Fishing Harbour, Cornwall
Est: R2,000 - R4,000
Freida Lock A Fishing Harbour, Cornwall
Strauss & Co
Oct. 16, 2017
Freida Lock Zanzibar
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Freida Lock Zanzibar signed and dated 47 oil on canvas laid down on board 59,5 by 49,5cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 16, 2017
Freida Lock Interior with Yellow Curtains
Est: R150,000 - R250,000
Freida Lock Interior with Yellow Curtains signed and dated 44 oil on canvas laid down on board 59 by 49,5cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 06, 2017
Freida Lock Still Life with Daisies
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
Freida Lock Still Life with Daisies signed and dated indistinctly oil on panel 53,5 by 43cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 10, 2016
Freida Lock Portrait of a Lady wearing a Hat signed and dated 51 oil on canvas 4
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Freida Lock Portrait of a Lady wearing a Hat signed and dated 51 oil on canvas 49 by 39cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 10, 2016
Freida Lock Portrait of Gregoire signed oil on canvas 38,5 by 27,5cm
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
Freida Lock Portrait of Gregoire signed oil on canvas 38,5 by 27,5cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 10, 2016
Freida Lock Little Interior signed; inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on ca
Est: R200,000 - R400,000
Freida Lock Little Interior signed; inscribed with the title on the reverse oil on canvas 38 by 28cm
Strauss & Co
Sep. 14, 2016
* Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Portrait of Mrs Charles ('Midge') Marais
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Portrait of Mrs Charles ('Midge') Marais signed and dated 'Freida Lock, 44' (lower right) oil on board 37 x 27cm (14 9/16 x 10 5/8in). Footnotes Provenance Private collection.
Bonhams
Sep. 14, 2016
* Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Portrait of Charles Marais
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Portrait of Charles Marais signed and dated 'Frieda Lock '44' (lower right); label affixed verso oil on board 42 x 32cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8in). Footnotes Provenance A private collection.
Bonhams
Sep. 14, 2016
* Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Still life with blue and white jug
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Freida Lock (South African, 1902-1962) Still life with blue and white jug signed and dated 'F. Lock, 45' (lower left) oil on board 36 x 26cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/4in).
Bonhams
Aug. 30, 2016
Freida Lock (South African 1902-1962) VISSERHAWE signed and dated 1936 pen
Est: R6,000 - R9,000
Freida Lock (South African 1902-1962) VISSERHAWE signed and dated 1936 pen and ink on paper 28 by 41cm
Stephan Welz & Co
May. 10, 2016
Freida Lock (South African 1902-1962) ZANZIBAR signed and dated 47 oil on c
Est: R500,000 - R700,000
Freida Lock (South African 1902-1962) ZANZIBAR signed and dated 47 oil on canvas, in the original Zanzibar frame PROVENANCE Gifted by the artist to the current owner's family 56,5 by 46cm (excluding frame) 82,5 by 60,5cm (including frame)
Stephan Welz & Co
Mar. 16, 2016
FREIDA LOCK (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1902-1962) ‘Dhows in Harbour’ signed and dated ‘Freida Lock ‘47’ (lower
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
FREIDA LOCK (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1902-1962) ‘Dhows in Harbour’ signed and dated ‘Freida Lock ‘47’ (lower right); inscribed with title (verso) oil on canvas 51 x 61cm (20 1/16 x 24in). Following in the footsteps of fellow artist Irma Stern, Freida Lock travelled to Zanzibar in 1947 looking for fresh inspiration. She resided there for eighteen months, immersing herself in the culture of the Arab community. The ‘exotic’ nature of the island excited Lock’s artistic passions, so different from her experiences in South Africa and London. This was a highly prolific period for the artist; visits to the bustling markets and the dhow harbours fuelled her creative fire. The blues and greens of the Indian Ocean and tropical vegetation offered her the perfect opportunity to experiment with a vibrant palette. Dated 1947, Dhows in Harbour was painted within the first few months of her arrival. The billowing sails of the dhows are depicted in broad, energetic brushstrokes. The liberal application of white paint is characteristic of Lock; as Esme Berman observes, “She seemed to enjoy particularly the chalky tone and texture obtained from zinc-white applied in thick impasto”. The clouds are rendered in a similarly textured fashion. Lock’s interest in the weather is partially a result of her training at the Heatherley School of Art in London. It was here that she and fellow South Africans, Terence McCaw and Gregoire Boonzaier, were exposed to European Impressionist artists. Inspired by the works of Cezanne, Utrillo and Braque, Lock returned to South Africa determined to paint directly from life, capturing the fleeting moment on canvas. The raw brushstrokes and dynamic composition of Dhows in Harbour reveals her reputation as a ‘Cape Impressionist’ to be well-deserved. Bibliography: S. Shoolman, (ed.), The Modern Palimpsest: Envisioning South African Modernity, Graham’s Fine Art Gallery exhibition catalogue (Johannesburg, 2008), pp. 78-85. E. Berman, Art & Artists of South Africa, (Cape Town, 1983) p. 268.
Bonhams
Mar. 16, 2016
*FREIDA LOCK (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1902-1962) ‘Little Interior’ signed ‘Freida Lock’ (lower left); inscrib
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
*FREIDA LOCK (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1902-1962) ‘Little Interior’ signed ‘Freida Lock’ (lower left); inscribed ‘Little Interior’ (verso) oil on canvas 38 x 28cm (14 15/16 x 11in). Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist. Thence by direct descent to the current owner. During the years between WWI and WWII, London became the training ground for many young South African artists. Freida Lock was one such student, attending Heatherley School of Art and the Central School of Art between 1934 and 1937 where she was introduced to the works of post-Impressionists such as Van Gogh, Cézanne and Braque. Lock would go on to found the New Group on her return to South Africa in 1938 with fellow Heatherley student Gregoire Boonzaier, whom she met through the English artist Percival Small in Cape Town. The influence of this European modernist education exposed what Lock and her contemporaries considered to be the artistic failings of the conservative art establishment in South Africa. The aim of the New Group was “to introduce new concerns and techniques”. Lock is famed for her interior scenes. Influenced in particular by Van Gogh and his indoor works, such as the intimate Bedroom in Arles, she was inspired by Cape Town’s picturesque Dutch Malay homes. Lock herself owned a home at 71 Bree Street and then Westoe in West Mowbray, and would complete studies in and around the rooms and corridors: “She had a way of making a home out of nothing, transforming almost derelict interiors with coats of bright paint”, Desiree Picton-Seymour once commented. The current work is an excellent, intimate example of this subject. A sense of warm intimacy is produced by the narrowing perspective towards an open door, framed by the walls and floors filled with vivid rugs and tapestries. Characteristic of Lock’s handling, the draughtsmanship is quick and the supple lines exaggerate the character of the period architecture and décor. The composition of this work is reminiscent of a similar oil work Interior (1945, Sanlam Collection), where the viewer’s eye is similarly led to the centre of the work with an open door, promising sunlight and space. Bibliography: E. Bedford, ‘Freida Lock’ in Our Art 4 (Pretoria, 1993), pp. 34-41. E. Berman, Art and Artists of South Africa (Cape Town, 1983).
Bonhams

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