Lot 387 · Ways of Seeing: South African and International Photography
Supplication, Johannesburg–Soweto Line, Train Church Series
Santu Mofokeng · photographic print on paper
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- Estimate
- R15,000–R20,000 hammer ≈ $922–$1,229
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Ways of Seeing: South African and International Photography, Cape Town · 18 September 2024
- Dimensions
- image size: 39,5 by 58,5cm; 69 by 79,5 by 4cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13350339
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13350339 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13350339
Santu Mofokeng, Supplication, Johannesburg–Soweto Line, Train Church Series. Strauss & Co, 18 Sep 2024, lot 387. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350339.
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Santu Mofokeng, Supplication, Johannesburg–Soweto Line, Train Church Series. Strauss & Co, 18 Sep 2024, lot 387. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350339.
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