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Lot 119 · Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape

He Inspects the Aviary, from The White Monday Disaster Portfolio

Cecil Skotnes · colour woodcut on paper

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Estimate
R4,000–R6,000 hammer ≈ $233–$350
Result
Performance
Sale
Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape, Online · 28 November 2022
Dimensions
plate size: 35,5 by 61cm; 82,5 by 105,5 by 5cm including frame
Record ID
TB-2026-13364510
Record
first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Skotnes, He Inspects the Aviary, from The White Monday Disaster Portfolio. Strauss & Co, 28 Nov 2022, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364510.

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