Lot 97 · Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
Night of the Long Knives IV
Athi-patra Ruga · archival ink-jet print on Photorag Baryta
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- Estimate
- R300,000–R500,000 hammer ≈ $16,294–$27,156
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa, Cape Town · 28 February 2023
- Dimensions
- 149 by 191cm excluding frame; 150,5 by 192,5 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13363867
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Athi-patra Ruga, Night of the Long Knives IV. Strauss & Co, 28 Feb 2023, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363867.
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Athi-patra Ruga, Night of the Long Knives IV. Strauss & Co, 28 Feb 2023, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363867.
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From the same sale Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (21) | William Kentridge | R1,500,000–R2,000,000 | |
| An Unfolding in Time | Chris Soal | R160,000–R240,000 | |
| One Dollar | Dan Halter | R70,000–R90,000 | |
| Night Birds in Tango | Simphiwe Ndzube | R500,000–R700,000 | |
| Before Sunset | Nelson Makamo | R180,000–R240,000 | |
| The Last Judgement | Richard Mudariki | R150,000–R200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ilulwane as uNtsikana | $22,700 | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | |
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ka Marman, Ka Khanyi Ikhetshi*** | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | The Knight of the Long Knives I, 2013 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | The Ubiquitous Miss Robben Island 1984 | Strauss & Co, Oct 2015 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Portrait of an Indian Woman (After Irma Stern 1936), 2012 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | the exile according to the elder | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | A Camel Thorn tree at dusk (framed) | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ilulwane ... he's not one of youz | Strauss & Co, May 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.