Lot 50 · Evening Sale
Lamenting Woman (EL12)
Ezrom Legae · bronze with a black patina, on a glass base
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- Estimate
- R500,000–R700,000 hammer ≈ $30,568–$42,795
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 26 May 2026
- Dimensions
- height: 41cm excluding base, 43,5cm including base; width: 20cm; depth: 20cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13306567
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13306567 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13306567
Ezrom Legae, Lamenting Woman (EL12). Strauss & Co, 26 May 2026, lot 50. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13306567.
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Ezrom Legae, Lamenting Woman (EL12). Strauss & Co, 26 May 2026, lot 50. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13306567.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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