Lot 44 · Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction
Abstract in Colours
Elizabeth Sebök · mixed media on canvas
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- Estimate
- R10,000–R15,000 hammer ≈ $558–$836
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction, Online · 13 February 2023
- Dimensions
- 48 by 125,5cm excluding frame; 72 by 160 by 8cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13364175
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13364175 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13364175
Elizabeth Sebök, Abstract in Colours. Strauss & Co, 13 Feb 2023, lot 44. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364175.
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Elizabeth Sebök, Abstract in Colours. Strauss & Co, 13 Feb 2023, lot 44. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364175.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam, Klein Karoo, South Africa | Pieter Hugo | R60,000–R90,000 | |
| Abstract | George Boys | R5,000–R7,000 | |
| Caravan | Walter Meyer | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Abstract Composition in Blue | Lionel Abrams | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Abstract Figure I, Abstract Figure II, two | Andrew Verster | R60,000–R80,000 | |
| Text Me | Ruan Hoffmann | R8,000–R12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Coleman | Abstract Composition | $722 | Strauss & Co, Jul 2025 | |
| Trevor Coleman | Organics | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| Judith Mason | Stigma | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Frans Claerhout | Two Men Smoking; Woman Carrying Oranges; Man Carrying an Ani | Strauss & Co, Apr 2019 | ||
| Elizabeth Sebök | Still Life | Strauss & Co, Apr 2026 | ||
| Trevor Coleman | Figures by a Wall | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Jo'burg Words | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Otto Klar | Die Kraal | Strauss & Co, Apr 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.