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- Estimate
- R2,000–R3,000 hammer ≈ $126–$189
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Close Reference, Online · 11 February 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13335485
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Frieda Harmsen, Maud Sumner: Painter and Poet. Strauss & Co, 11 Feb 2026, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13335485.
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Frieda Harmsen, Maud Sumner: Painter and Poet. Strauss & Co, 11 Feb 2026, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13335485.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows and Collected Images | Esmé Berman And Karel Nel | R4,000–R5,000 | |
| Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows and Collected Images, Col… | Esmé Berman And Karel Nel | R8,000–R9,000 | |
| Irma Stern: 'n Fees van Kleur | Marion Arnold | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Irma Stern African in Europe European in Africa | Sean O'toole | R500–R600 | |
| Pierneef: A Space for Landscape | Wilhelm Van Rensburg | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Maggie Laubser: Her Paintings, Drawings and Graphics | Dalene Marais | R4,000–R5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frieda Harmsen | Maud Sumner: Painter and Poet | $269 | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | |
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