Lot 141 · Pretoria Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art
Red Hot Pokers
Vladimir Tretchikoff · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- R1,200,000–R1,500,000 hammer ≈ $65,464–$81,830
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Pretoria Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art, Pretoria · 21 July 2024
- Dimensions
- 68 by 55,5cm excluding frame; 95 by 82,5 by 6,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13351932
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13351932 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13351932
Vladimir Tretchikoff, Red Hot Pokers. Strauss & Co, 21 Jul 2024, lot 141. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13351932.
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Vladimir Tretchikoff, Red Hot Pokers. Strauss & Co, 21 Jul 2024, lot 141. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13351932.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Tretchikoff | Balinese Dancer | $83,800 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2022 | |
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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.