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- Estimate
- R25,000–R35,000 hammer ≈ $1,545–$2,164
- Result
- upcoming — 17 August 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — August ART, Online · 17 August 2026
- Dimensions
- 75 by 30cm excluding frame; 102 by 56,5 by 2cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10949869
- Record
- first seen 3 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-10949869 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-10949869
Frans Claerhout, The Flute Player. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 44. estimate R25,000–R35,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949869.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
60% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 58%, 59% sold.
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Frans Claerhout, The Flute Player. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 44. estimate R25,000–R35,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949869.
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 |
| Mantle | Lena Hugo | R30,000–R50,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Abstract in Green and Yellow) | Wendy Vincent | R30,000–R50,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frans Claerhout | The Escape into Egypt | $1,933 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2022 | |
| Frans Claerhout | Going Home | Strauss & Co, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | 'n Blom vir die Profeet (A Flower for the Prophet) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | Sunflower Harvester | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | The Blue Donkey | Strauss & Co, Jun 2022 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | Two Figures with Candles | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | Landscape with Figures and Cottages | Strauss & Co, Oct 2022 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | Mother and Child with Two Harvesters | Strauss & Co, May 2024 |
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.