Lot 133 · Evening Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art
God is a Gangstah
Ayanda Mabulu · oil, spray paint and gold leaf on canvas
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- Estimate
- R300,000–R400,000 hammer ≈ $15,845–$21,127
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art, Cape Town · 19 September 2023
- Dimensions
- 210 by 190cm excluding frame; 234 by 213 by 6cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13358814
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Ayanda Mabulu, God is a Gangstah. Strauss & Co, 19 Sep 2023, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13358814.
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Ayanda Mabulu, God is a Gangstah. Strauss & Co, 19 Sep 2023, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13358814.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayanda Mabulu | The Capture of Divine Light | $17,543 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2025 | |
| Ayanda Mabulu | Beautiful Ones | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | Walking Man, 2000 unframed | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Head (Self Portrait) (Red) (Red/Grey) (Dark) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Sleeper Red, from Sleeper Series | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | A Lone Wolf (Fragments from Ubu Tells the Truth) | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ayanda Mabulu | Portrait of a Woman Wearing Yellow | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Two Heads | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.