Lot 8 · July ART Focus
Johannesburg (Manual Labourers Digging a Trench)
Jürgen Schadeberg · silver gelatin print
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- Estimate
- R8,000–R12,000 hammer ≈ $486–$729
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — July ART Focus, Online · 14 July 2026
- Dimensions
- image size: 20,5 by 20cm; sheet size: 30,5 by 24cm; 46 by 43 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10950654
- Record
- first seen 3 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-10950654 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-10950654
Jürgen Schadeberg, Johannesburg (Manual Labourers Digging a Trench). Strauss & Co, 14 Jul 2026, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10950654.
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Jürgen Schadeberg, Johannesburg (Manual Labourers Digging a Trench). Strauss & Co, 14 Jul 2026, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10950654.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Schadeberg | Sophiatown | $512 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | |
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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.