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- Estimate
- R30,000–R50,000 hammer ≈ $1,844–$3,073
- Result
- upcoming — 17 August 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — August ART, Online · 17 August 2026
- Dimensions
- 216 by 57 by 2cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10949832
- Record
- first seen 3 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-10949832 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-10949832
Lena Hugo, Mantle. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 7. estimate R30,000–R50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949832.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
68% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,681 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 66% sold.
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Lena Hugo, Mantle. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 7. estimate R30,000–R50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949832.
From the same sale August ART · Aug 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreaming Impossible Things, triptych | Carol-anne Gainer | R7,000–R10,000 | upcoming |
| Corner of a Green Table | Susan Helm Davies | R7,000–R10,000 | upcoming |
| Marabaraba | Walter Battiss | R15,000–R20,000 | upcoming |
| The Optimist in Yellow | Greatjoy Ndlovu | R20,000–R30,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Abstract in Green and Yellow) | Wendy Vincent | R30,000–R50,000 | upcoming |
| Four Fathers | Hasan Essop And Husain Essop | R12,000–R15,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Hugo | At the Brick Factory II | $2,535 | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | |
| Lena Hugo | Plantation Worker | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | ||
| Norman Catherine | Hunter | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Miss Priss | Strauss & Co, Oct 2018 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Landscapes 1976, portfolio | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 | ||
| Peter Clarke | Donga Along Misrydrift | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Three Figures | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Cyanide Works – Angelo and Driefontein G. M. Coys | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 |
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.