Lot 221 · Modern and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale
The Mother on the Road
Gerard Sekoto · oil on canvasboard
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- Estimate
- R2,000,000–R3,000,000 hammer ≈ $111,640–$167,460
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 27 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 45 by 34,5cm excluding frame; 56 by 45,5 by 4cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13343689
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13343689 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13343689
Gerard Sekoto, The Mother on the Road. Strauss & Co, 27 May 2025, lot 221. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13343689.
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Gerard Sekoto, The Mother on the Road. Strauss & Co, 27 May 2025, lot 221. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13343689.
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