Lot 284 · Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape
Eye, Skull and Feathers
Ezrom Legae · graphite and charcoal on sketch book paper
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- Estimate
- R7,000–R9,000 hammer ≈ $430–$553
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape, Online · 28 November 2022
- Dimensions
- sheet size: 37 by 54.5, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13364674
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13364674 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13364674
Ezrom Legae, Eye, Skull and Feathers. Strauss & Co, 28 Nov 2022, lot 284. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364674.
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Ezrom Legae, Eye, Skull and Feathers. Strauss & Co, 28 Nov 2022, lot 284. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13364674.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Of Thee I Sing | Robert Hodgins | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Savannah Sunrise | Raymond Andrews | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Head | Herman Van Nazareth | R5,000–R7,000 | |
| Crucifix | Caroline Van Der Merwe | R15,000–R20,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezrom Legae | Kigali - Africa/Pain/Texture | $492 | Strauss & Co, Jul 2016 | |
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| Ezrom Legae | Love Thru Love for Love - Self (sic) | Strauss & Co, Jul 2015 | ||
| Ezrom Legae | Three Seated Figures | Strauss & Co, Jul 2017 | ||
| Ezrom Legae | Self | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Ezrom Legae | Dreamer | Strauss & Co, Apr 2016 | ||
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