Lot 6 · Evening Sale
Enfold, Seeking Refuge series
Berni Searle · archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
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- Estimate
- R50,000–R70,000 hammer ≈ $2,642–$3,698
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 19 March 2024
- Dimensions
- image size: 102 by 144cm; 128 by 170 by 5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13355137
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Berni Searle, Enfold, Seeking Refuge series. Strauss & Co, 19 Mar 2024, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13355137.
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Berni Searle, Enfold, Seeking Refuge series. Strauss & Co, 19 Mar 2024, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13355137.
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From the same sale Evening Sale · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasa, Bleecker, New York, Somnyama Ngonyama series, 2016 | Zanele Muholi | R120,000–R160,000 | |
| Kwanda II, Durban, Somnyama Ngonyama, series interpretation | Lindani Nyandeni | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| Thembeka II, London, Somnyama Ngonyama series interpretation | Lindokuhle Khumalo | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Mumu x London, Somnyama Ngonyama series | Zanele Muholi | R400,000–R600,000 | |
| The Minister of Finance, Dying to be Men series | Kudzanai Chiurai | R100,000–R120,000 | |
| I Have Not, I Have | Mary Sibande | R230,000–R260,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berni Searle | Enfold, from the Seeking Refuge series | $2,418 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2019 | |
| William Kentridge | Wait, Wait | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | The Pleasures of Self Deception from Rubrics, 2012 unframed | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | "Istanbul Procession" | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Zeno Writing | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Yesterday's Good Idea | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Lion | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Landscapes 1976, portfolio | Strauss & Co, Jul 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.