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- Estimate
- R30,000–R50,000 hammer ≈ $1,824–$3,040
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — May ART, Online · 11 May 2026
- Dimensions
- the baboon: height: 26cm; width: 14cm; depth: 21cm; the boat: height: 14cm; width: 114,5; depth: 20cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13309496
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13309496 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13309496
Wilma Cruise, Rita (Baboon Knitting). Strauss & Co, 11 May 2026, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13309496.
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Wilma Cruise, Rita (Baboon Knitting). Strauss & Co, 11 May 2026, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13309496.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Site: Crease; Site: Sectional Green, two | Maja Marx | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| Glass Cabinet + Landscape | Martine Jackson | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| I Sing Where I Stand No. 1; I Sing Where I Stand No. 2, two | Cecil Skotnes | R2,500–R3,500 | |
| Tondo | Esther Mahlangu | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| Icarus | Hylton Nel | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| Uphiso | Ntombi Nala | R4,000–R6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Cruise | Endgame | $7,036 | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 | |
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| Wilma Cruise | Untitled (Man on a Horse) | Strauss & Co, Mar 2026 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Tane Tahiti, two | Strauss & Co, Oct 2019 | ||
| Deborah Bell | Equinox | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Wilma Cruise | Baboon Riding a Donkey | Strauss & Co, Jul 2024 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | So? | Strauss & Co, Apr 2018 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Golden Girl | Strauss & Co, Apr 2018 |
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