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- Estimate
- R3,000,000–R4,000,000 hammer ≈ $183,405–$244,540
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 26 May 2026
- Dimensions
- assembled size: 119 by 237,5cm; 138 by 256,5 by 7cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13306546
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13306546 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13306546
Penny Siopis, Al Fresco. Strauss & Co, 26 May 2026, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13306546.
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Penny Siopis, Al Fresco. Strauss & Co, 26 May 2026, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13306546.
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From the same sale Evening Sale · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice | Irma Stern | R350,000–R450,000 | |
| Burning Firebreak | Gerard Bhengu | R60,000–R90,000 | |
| Shoveling Coal | Durant Sihlali | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| Landscape with Mountains | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Mountainous Landscape with a River and Trees (recto); Landscape with … | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R200,000–R300,000 | |
| Lake Garda, Italy | Maggie | R220,000–R280,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Second-hand Reading | $204,970 | Phillips, Mar 2025 | |
| William Kentridge | Breakfast in the Ante-Chamber | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | 2nd Hand Reading | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Almost Himself | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Die Wynkelder | Strauss & Co, Oct 2013 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Landscape with Trees | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | jacob hendrik pierneef | summer rain in the bushveld | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Penny Siopis | Hunting and Nature Scene, triptych | Strauss & Co, Oct 2015 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.