Lot 172 · Topographical Pictures
Portrait of a young woman wearing a headscarf
Gerard Sekoto · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,435–$20,153
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Topographical Pictures, London · 14 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 24 x 19 ¾in. (60.9 x 50.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3851687
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gerard Sekoto, Portrait of a young woman wearing a headscarf. Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851687.
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Gerard Sekoto, Portrait of a young woman wearing a headscarf. Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851687.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Sekoto | Portrait of a young boy | $32,611 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | |
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| Gerard Sekoto | Woman Carrying Fruit | Strauss & Co, May 2016 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Nude Study | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | African Harvesters | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
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| Gerard Sekoto | Portrait of a Man in Blue | Aurora & Athena, Mar 2026 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Blue Head | 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.