Lot 28 · Modern and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale
Children at Play, Eastwood, Pretoria
Gerard Sekoto · oil on canvasboard
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- Estimate
- R2,800,000–R3,200,000 hammer ≈ $152,256–$174,007
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 7 November 2023
- Dimensions
- 26 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 57 by 67 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13357445
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Gerard Sekoto, Children at Play, Eastwood, Pretoria. Strauss & Co, 7 Nov 2023, lot 28. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13357445.
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Gerard Sekoto, Children at Play, Eastwood, Pretoria. Strauss & Co, 7 Nov 2023, lot 28. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13357445.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Sekoto | Interior with woman, Sophiatown | $182,605 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | |
| Gerard Sekoto | Three figures with bicycle. Sophiatown, circa 1940-42 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Washer woman, circa 1940 | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Three Children 79 x 99cm (31 1/8 x 39in). (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Prayer in Church | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Women in the Country | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | The water collectors | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| Gerard Sekoto | Saturday Afternoon | Strauss & Co, Mar 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.