Lot 148 · August ART
Government Promises... No Delivery
Nelson Makamo · charcoal and pastel on paper
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- Estimate
- R80,000–R120,000 hammer ≈ $4,916–$7,374
- Result
- upcoming — 17 August 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — August ART, Online · 17 August 2026
- Dimensions
- 100 by 70cm excluding frame; 123 by 93 by 8cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10949973
- Record
- first seen 3 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-10949973 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-10949973
Nelson Makamo, Government Promises... No Delivery. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 148. estimate R80,000–R120,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949973.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
73% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Nelson Makamo, Government Promises... No Delivery. Strauss & Co, 17 Aug 2026, lot 148. estimate R80,000–R120,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10949973.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Corner of a Green Table | Susan Helm Davies | R7,000–R10,000 | upcoming |
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| The Optimist in Yellow | Greatjoy Ndlovu | R20,000–R30,000 | upcoming |
| Mantle | Lena Hugo | R30,000–R50,000 | upcoming |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Makamo | Child Walking | $6,393 | Strauss & Co, Oct 2019 | |
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait in Yellow | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Children of the Night | Strauss & Co, May 2016 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Two Brothers | Strauss & Co, Nov 2024 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You About It (We Need a She Presiden | Strauss & Co, May 2023 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Children | Strauss & Co, Jul 2017 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | She Took One Step Further, Then They Followed | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Traitors Betray | Strauss & Co, Apr 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.