Lot 307 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Custodians (Face of Waters, Lady of the Beast, Hearer of Cries, Upon This Rock)
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- Estimate
- R300,000–R400,000 hammer ≈ $20,887–$27,849
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Johannesburg · 20 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13395015
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Deborah Bell, Custodians (Face of Waters, Lady of the Beast, Hearer of Cries, Upon This Rock). Strauss & Co, 20 May 2019, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13395015.
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Deborah Bell, Custodians (Face of Waters, Lady of the Beast, Hearer of Cries, Upon This Rock). Strauss & Co, 20 May 2019, lot 307. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13395015.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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