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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,070–$1,605
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — March Art, Online · 11 March 2024
- Dimensions
- each 40,5 by 41 by 5cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13355645
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13355645 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13355645
Ayanda Mabulu, Political Animals 1, 2 and 3. Strauss & Co, 11 Mar 2024, lot 317. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13355645.
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Ayanda Mabulu, Political Animals 1, 2 and 3. Strauss & Co, 11 Mar 2024, lot 317. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13355645.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayanda Mabulu | Umvandedwa Wamaphupha (Fear of Living Black) | $870 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | |
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| William Kentridge | Damned Squares of this Shameless City | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
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| Robert Hodgins | Too Many Bloody Elephants anyway | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Waterberg | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Landscape with Houses Beyond | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 |
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