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- Estimate
- R70,000–R90,000 hammer ≈ $4,093–$5,263
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 24 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 63,5 by 59cm excluding frame; 75 by 70 by 4cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13327627
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13327627 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13327627
Dorothy Kay, Tug 'Talana' on the Slipway. Strauss & Co, 24 Mar 2026, lot 537. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13327627.
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Dorothy Kay, Tug 'Talana' on the Slipway. Strauss & Co, 24 Mar 2026, lot 537. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13327627.
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From the same sale Evening Sale · Mar 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoes on the Congo River | Irma Stern | R150,000–R200,000 | |
| Cape Flower Seller | Irma Stern | R150,000–R200,000 | |
| Portrait of a Woman with Headdress and Beads | Maggie | R150,000–R200,000 | |
| Mother and Child | Irma Stern | R120,000–R160,000 | |
| Blue Mountains | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R200,000–R300,000 | |
| Mountain Landscape with a Tree in the Foreground | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R300,000–R500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Kay | Tug 'Talana' on the Slipway | $4,889 | Strauss & Co, Oct 2019 | |
| Dorothy Kay | Salt | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Dorothy Kay | The Listener | Strauss & Co, Mar 2026 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Tennant Street, District Six (recto); Trees (verso) | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Veld Shoes 'Homage to Van Gogh' | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 | ||
| Dorothy Kay | The Song of the Pick | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Four South African Views (i-iv): | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Hibiscus in Blue Vase | Strauss & Co, Jun 2023 |
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.