Lot 75 · Modern and Contemporary Art
Ubu Potentate; Ma Ubu; Left Luggage; Salutations; The Grand Tour; Ma Ubu, Political Advisor; Ma Ubu, Ubu and Ubu’s Mother; Throne for King Ubu, Ubu in Africa series, eight
Deborah Bell · drypoint and chine collé
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- Estimate
- R80,000–R120,000 hammer ≈ $4,402–$6,603
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art, Cape Town · 28 March 2023
- Dimensions
- each sheet size: 49 by 33,5cm (8 prints in 5 frames); 147,5 by 66 by 2cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13363135
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Deborah Bell, Ubu Potentate; Ma Ubu; Left Luggage; Salutations; The Grand Tour; Ma Ubu, Political Advisor; Ma Ubu, Ubu and Ubu’s Mother; Throne for King Ubu, Ubu in Africa series, eight. Strauss & Co, 28 Mar 2023, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363135.
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Deborah Bell, Ubu Potentate; Ma Ubu; Left Luggage; Salutations; The Grand Tour; Ma Ubu, Political Advisor; Ma Ubu, Ubu and Ubu’s Mother; Throne for King Ubu, Ubu in Africa series, eight. Strauss & Co, 28 Mar 2023, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363135.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Bell | Shining through the Shadows | $3,582 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2017 | |
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| Deborah Bell | Equinox | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
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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.