Lot 230 · 19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
They Left Us
Cyprian Shilakoe · intaglio and aquatint etching on paper
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- Estimate
- R4,000–R6,000 hammer ≈ $250–$375
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — 19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Cape Town · 28 June 2022
- Dimensions
- image size: 59 by 41cm; sheet size: 71 by 50cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13369756
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 11 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Cyprian Shilakoe, They Left Us. Strauss & Co, 28 Jun 2022, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13369756.
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Cyprian Shilakoe, They Left Us. Strauss & Co, 28 Jun 2022, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13369756.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprian Shilakoe | Mana Koko | $223 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2025 | |
| Cyprian Shilakoe | Group III | Strauss & Co, Jun 2022 | ||
| Cyprian Shilakoe | The Criminal | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
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| Norman Catherine | Red Rubber Neck Too: Norman Catherine, The Goodman Gallery, | Strauss & Co, Feb 2017 | ||
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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.