Lot 27 · The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2022 Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Tswelopele
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2022 Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s, New York · 22 February 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5002289
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bonolo Kavula, Tswelopele. Sotheby's, 22 Feb 2022, lot 27. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5002289.
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Bonolo Kavula, Tswelopele. Sotheby's, 22 Feb 2022, lot 27. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5002289.
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From the same sale The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2022 Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s · Feb 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| To make my form your own | Chris Soal | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| I have never told anyone about my first | Banele Khoza | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Night Watch #3, Arbeidslus, Stellenbosch | Ashley Walters | $1,900–$2,200 | |
| Metallurgical Practice: Landscape 01 | Abraham Onoriode Oghobase | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Terre | M'barek Bouhchichi | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Metallic Magnificence | Frances Goodman | $10,000–$15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Malay Quarter above Simonstown, Cape | $4,012 | Strauss & Co, Jun 2022 | |
| William Kentridge | Woods | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled (Rhino I), 2007 (unframed) | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Bonolo Kavula | White Noise | Strauss & Co, May 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Ubu Tells the Truth, Act IV Scene I | Strauss & Co, Sep 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Two Figures with Infant | Strauss & Co, Nov 2024 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Blomstudie (Flower Study) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Dancer in Red Sash | Strauss & Co, Nov 2023 |
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.