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- Estimate
- R200,000–R300,000 hammer ≈ $11,522–$17,283
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 16 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 247 by 200 by 8cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13341087
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13341087 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13341087
Mikhael Subotzky, Kaa-U-La Bird. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 369. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341087.
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Mikhael Subotzky, Kaa-U-La Bird. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 369. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341087.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Como | Hugo Naudé | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Kalk Bay | Maggie | R150,000–R200,000 | |
| Jiving | Ephraim Ngatane | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Boy with a Felt Hat | Irma Stern | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Celia Looks (from A Series of Hand Drawn Lithographs from 1979-80) (M… | David Hockney | R100,000–R150,000 | |
| Joan of Arc | Maud Sumner | R80,000–R120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhael Subotzky | Cjr | $14,548 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | |
| Mikhael Subotzky | Cell 33, E2 Section (1), Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison | Phillips, May 2018 | ||
| Mikhael Subotzky | Sticky-tape Transfer 22- South (or Africa Political and Sea | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Mikhael Subotzky | Keith, Lavender Hill | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| William Kentridge | General | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Mikhael Subotzky | 'playing with plastic, toekomsrus', beaufort west, 2007 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| William Kentridge | Summer Graffiti, 2002 (8) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | A South African Landscape | Bonhams, Mar 2022 |
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.