Lot 122 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Elephants Leaving the Waterhole
Kim Donaldson · chalk pastel on paper
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- Estimate
- R10,000–R15,000 hammer ≈ $703–$1,054
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, Virtual Live · 11 July 2021
- Dimensions
- 52 by 72cm excluding frame; 90,5 by 108 by 4cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13379226
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 12 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13379226 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13379226
Kim Donaldson, Elephants Leaving the Waterhole. Strauss & Co, 11 Jul 2021, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13379226.
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Kim Donaldson, Elephants Leaving the Waterhole. Strauss & Co, 11 Jul 2021, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13379226.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Form | Johan Van Heerden | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Door at Muckleneuck House | Jack Lugg | R5,000–R7,000 | |
| Performers Series, six | Robert Hodgins | R12,000–R18,000 | |
| Before the Citadel, no. 2 | Cecil Skotnes | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Eye to Eye | Norman Catherine | R12,000–R18,000 | |
| Plotting | Robert Hodgins | R25,000–R35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Donaldson | Wildebeeste | $832 | Strauss & Co, Aug 2022 | |
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| Kim Donaldson | Cheetah Running | Strauss & Co, Apr 2019 | ||
| Kim Donaldson | A Walk on the Beach | Strauss & Co, Mar 2022 | ||
| Kim Donaldson | Springbok by a Watering Hole | Strauss & Co, Jul 2021 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Self Portrait | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Bolandse Plaas, Krommerivier (Nilant 16) | Strauss & Co, Sep 2018 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Red Nude | Strauss & Co, Sep 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.