Lot 362 · Evening Sale
Bulavurisano wu ni nkoka IV (The Importance of Communication IV)
Phillemon Hlungwani · charcoal on paper
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- Estimate
- R100,000–R150,000 hammer ≈ $5,761–$8,641
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 16 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 84 by 60cm excluding frame; 111 by 87 by 4cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13341080
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13341080 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13341080
Phillemon Hlungwani, Bulavurisano wu ni nkoka IV (The Importance of Communication IV). Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 362. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341080.
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Phillemon Hlungwani, Bulavurisano wu ni nkoka IV (The Importance of Communication IV). Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 362. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341080.
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