Lot 240 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Abstract Head
Cecil Skotnes · colour screenprint on paper
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- Estimate
- R3,000–R5,000 hammer ≈ $167–$278
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Online · 3 October 2022
- Dimensions
- image size: 54 by 45,5cm; sheet size: 70 by 50cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13366354
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13366354 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13366354
Cecil Skotnes, Abstract Head. Strauss & Co, 3 Oct 2022, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13366354.
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Cecil Skotnes, Abstract Head. Strauss & Co, 3 Oct 2022, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13366354.
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