Lot 16 · Modern and Contemporary Art: Namibian Horizons
The Market
Tafadzwa Tega · mixed media on canvas
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- Estimate
- R40,000–R60,000 hammer ≈ $2,180–$3,269
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art: Namibian Horizons, Online · 8 May 2023
- Dimensions
- 140,5 by 85 by 4cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13362320
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13362320 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13362320
Tafadzwa Tega, The Market. Strauss & Co, 8 May 2023, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13362320.
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Tafadzwa Tega, The Market. Strauss & Co, 8 May 2023, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13362320.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dove | Gail Catlin | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| Recapitulation Theory III | Barbara Wildenboer | R18,000–R20,000 | |
| Gentle Fellow-Creature (Bella) | Nicola Bailey | R16,000–R20,000 | |
| Caprivi On My Mind #0 | Helmut Starcke | R200,000–R250,000 | |
| Leopard Heads I (P008) | Dylan Lewis | R25,000–R30,000 | |
| Flowers in an Interior | Andrew Verster | R50,000–R70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tafadzwa Tega | Waiting List | $3,821 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | |
| Tafadzwa Tega | Sister III | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Wait, Wait | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Tafadzwa Tega | Sister II | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | The Pleasures of Self Deception from Rubrics, 2012 unframed | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Esther Mahlangu | Deck 2, 2016 79.5 x 20 x 7cm (31 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 2 3/4in). | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Tafadzwa Tega | Sister IV | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Who Needs Words? (the whispering in the leaves) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.