Lot 138 · 19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Buried in a Suitcase to Joe Oesi and Family
Ayanda Mabulu · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- R12,000–R16,000 hammer ≈ $710–$946
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — 19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Online · 29 August 2022
- Dimensions
- 60 by 44,5 by 4cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13367920
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13367920 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13367920
Ayanda Mabulu, Buried in a Suitcase to Joe Oesi and Family. Strauss & Co, 29 Aug 2022, lot 138. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13367920.
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Ayanda Mabulu, Buried in a Suitcase to Joe Oesi and Family. Strauss & Co, 29 Aug 2022, lot 138. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13367920.
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From the same sale 19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art · Aug 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life | Sipho Ndlovu | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| Treescape | Paul Du Toit | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| Two Saints | Johannes Meintjes | R35,000–R50,000 | |
| Children in the Street | Edin Godfrey Currie-wood | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| The Dog Cart | Circle Of William Shayer, Snr. | R6,000–R8,000 | |
| Sunset from the Acropolis | Frederick William Armstrong | R2,000–R3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayanda Mabulu | Umvandedwa Wamaphupha (Fear of Living Black) | $870 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | |
| Ayanda Mabulu | Political Animals 1, 2 and 3 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Ayanda Mabulu | Primitive Weapon. Contaminated Thoughts | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Ayanda Mabulu | Buried in a Suitcase to Joe Oesi and Family | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Portrait of a Man in a Hat | Strauss & Co, Sep 2018 | ||
| Ayanda Mabulu | Intelligent Fool | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Pretorius St. with Lilienfeld's Old Tower | Strauss & Co, Apr 2018 | ||
| Ayanda Mabulu | Economic Execution | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 |
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.