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- Estimate
- R4,000,000–R5,000,000 hammer ≈ $221,668–$277,085
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 12 November 2024
- Dimensions
- 54 by 49cm excluding frame; 58 by 53 by 4cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13348175
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13348175 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13348175
Irma Stern, Watussi Chief's Wife in Yellow. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2024, lot 320. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13348175.
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Irma Stern, Watussi Chief's Wife in Yellow. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2024, lot 320. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13348175.
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From the same sale Evening Sale · Nov 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forte et Recte, History Painting series | Penny Siopis | R90,000–R120,000 | |
| Gauguin's Grave | Walter Battiss | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Comores, twenty two | Walter Battiss | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Comoros Beach | Walter Battiss | R180,000–R240,000 | |
| Picasso: His Recent Drawings 1966 - 1968, annotated by Walter Battiss | Walter Battiss | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Concertina Artist Book | Robert Hodgins | R80,000–R120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Stern | Still Life with Calla Lilies and Fruit | $253,884 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Irma Stern | Still Life with Flowers and Pumpkin | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | ||
| Irma Stern | Lady of the Harem | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Irma Stern | A Still Life of Anthuriums in a Blue Jar, Fruit and Book | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 | ||
| Irma Stern | 'Palm Trees', Zanzibar within artist's original Zanzibar fra | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Irma Stern | Fishing Harbour, Algeciras | Strauss & Co, Sep 2025 | ||
| Irma Stern | Still Life with Camellias | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Irma Stern | Repairing Fishing Nets on the Quay | Strauss & Co, Nov 2010 |
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.