Lot 213 · Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction
Portrait of a Boy
Thonton Kabeya · mixed media on canvas
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- Estimate
- R15,000–R20,000 hammer ≈ $836–$1,115
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction, Online · 13 February 2023
- Dimensions
- 52 by 52cm excluding frame; 66 by 66 by 4,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13364344
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13364344 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13364344
Thonton Kabeya, Portrait of a Boy. Strauss & Co, 13 Feb 2023, lot 213. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364344.
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Thonton Kabeya, Portrait of a Boy. Strauss & Co, 13 Feb 2023, lot 213. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364344.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Abstract | George Boys | R5,000–R7,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thonton Kabeya | Let Dance | $944 | Strauss & Co, Apr 2025 | |
| Thonton Kabeya | Boy | Strauss & Co, Sep 2023 | ||
| Thonton Kabeya | Dancing Couple | Strauss & Co, Jun 2025 | ||
| Thonton Kabeya | Green Head | Strauss & Co, Apr 2026 | ||
| Sam Nhlengethwa | Ode to Charles Mingus | Strauss & Co, Sep 2018 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | The Prisoner, no. 9 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2021 | ||
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