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- Estimate
- R120,000–R180,000 hammer ≈ $11,274–$16,911
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Inaugural Auction, Johannesburg · 9 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13426527
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Gerard Sekoto, A Head of a Woman. Strauss & Co, 9 Mar 2009, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13426527.
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Gerard Sekoto, A Head of a Woman. Strauss & Co, 9 Mar 2009, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13426527.
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From the same sale Inaugural Auction · Mar 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Bird on a Branch | Maggie | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Hoenderhok, Meerlust (Nilant 3) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Plaas In Vrystaat, Brandfort (Nilant 57) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R4,000–R6,000 | |
| Huis Van Generaal Smit, Pretoria (Nilant 29) | Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| A Malay Woman in her Walking Costume | — | R7,000–R10,000 | |
| Table Bay from Kloof Nek | Thomas William Bowler | R90,000–R120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Sekoto | The Conversation in the Street | $9,256 | Strauss & Co, Jun 2025 | |
| Gerard Sekoto | Village Scene | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | The Store unframed. | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Township Scene | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Figures walking in a Township | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Man Smoking | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | A township street scene | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | rue des grands augustins, paris | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.