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- Estimate
- R400,000–R600,000 hammer ≈ $24,580–$36,870
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 16 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 159 by 121,5cm excluding frame; 174 by 136 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13341032
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13341032 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13341032
Nelson Makamo, Portrait of a Child. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 314. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341032.
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Nelson Makamo, Portrait of a Child. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 314. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341032.
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From the same sale Evening Sale · Sep 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Como | Hugo Naudé | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Kalk Bay | Maggie | R150,000–R200,000 | |
| Jiving | Ephraim Ngatane | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Boy with a Felt Hat | Irma Stern | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Celia Looks (from A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979-80) (M… | David Hockney | R100,000–R150,000 | |
| Joan of Arc | Maud Sumner | R80,000–R120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Makamo | Power over Love | $22,185 | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | |
| Nelson Makamo | Head | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait of a Girl | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| William Kentridge | Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Two Heads | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Child with Red Glasses | Strauss & Co, Jul 2025 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Mother and Child | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 | ||
| William Kentridge | Ubu Sleeper | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 |
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.