Lot 1 · August ART
Dreaming Impossible Things, triptych
Carol-anne Gainer · mixed media and found objects on canvas
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- Estimate
- R7,000–R10,000 hammer ≈ $430–$615
- Result
- upcoming — 17 August 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — August ART, Online · 17 August 2026
- Dimensions
- centre panel: 100 by 130cm excluding frame; 105 by 135 by 4,5cm including frame; side panels: 100 by 70cm excluding frame; 105 by 75 by 5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10949826
- Record
- first seen 3 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-10949826 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-10949826
Carol-anne Gainer, Dreaming Impossible Things, triptych. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 1. estimate R7,000–R10,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949826.
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67% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Carol-anne Gainer, Dreaming Impossible Things, triptych. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 1. estimate R7,000–R10,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949826.
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