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- Estimate
- R500,000–R700,000 hammer ≈ $28,355–$39,697
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Cape Town · 17 September 2024
- Dimensions
- 245 by 186cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13350477
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Athi-patra Ruga, Sibambiso. Strauss & Co, 17 Sep 2024, lot 215. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350477.
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Athi-patra Ruga, Sibambiso. Strauss & Co, 17 Sep 2024, lot 215. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350477.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (2014) | Esther Mahlangu | R120,000–R160,000 | |
| Sequential Ghosts 1 | Cathy Abraham | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| Figures and Forms, Shelving Unit II | Rodan Kane Hart | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Secret Wisdom: The Father | Deborah Bell | R200,000–R300,000 | |
| Gold, Affogbolo Series | Pierre-christophe Gam | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Her Pink, Affogbolo Series | Pierre-christophe Gam | R40,000–R60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ilulwane ... he's not one of youz | $33,277 | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | |
| Athi-patra Ruga | the exile according to the elder | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | The Knight of the Long Knives I, 2013 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Touched by an Angel | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ilulwane as uNtsikana | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | ||
| Irma Stern | Still life of fish (framed) | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Nude Study | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | La fille avec turban | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
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