Lot 303 · Modern and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale
Portrait of a Boy with Mother
Nelson Makamo · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- R150,000–R200,000 hammer ≈ $9,218–$12,290
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 27 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 76 by 102 by 4cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13343768
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13343768 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13343768
Nelson Makamo, Portrait of a Boy with Mother. Strauss & Co, 27 May 2025, lot 303. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13343768.
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Nelson Makamo, Portrait of a Boy with Mother. Strauss & Co, 27 May 2025, lot 303. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13343768.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Vase of Flowers | Alexis Preller | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Figure Wearing a Suit | Peter Clarke | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Watussi Man Smoking a Pipe | Irma Stern | R200,000–R300,000 | |
| Herring Bone Bull | Kevin Roberts | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Herring Bone Cow | Kevin Roberts | R80,000–R120,000 | |
| Panther | William Kentridge | R90,000–R120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Makamo | Before Sunset | $11,463 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | |
| Nelson Makamo | Mother and Child | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait of a Girl | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Portrait of a Boy | Strauss & Co, Jul 2022 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Head | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Untitled (Woman with Glasses) | Strauss & Co, Jun 2024 | ||
| Nelson Makamo | Power over Love | Strauss & Co, May 2019 |
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.