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- Estimate
- R60,000–R80,000 hammer ≈ $3,457–$4,609
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 16 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 150 by 150cm excluding frame; 152 by 152 by 5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13341096
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Kate Gottgens, Dead Man's Float, 2017. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 378. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341096.
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Kate Gottgens, Dead Man's Float, 2017. Strauss & Co, 16 Sep 2025, lot 378. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13341096.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| Joan of Arc | Maud Sumner | R80,000–R120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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