Lot 397 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
One Pearl of Great Price
Matthew Hindley · oil on linen
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- Estimate
- R70,000–R90,000 hammer ≈ $4,302–$5,531
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Cape Town · 5 April 2022
- Dimensions
- 200 by 280cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13372444
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 11 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Matthew Hindley, One Pearl of Great Price. Strauss & Co, 5 Apr 2022, lot 397. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13372444.
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Matthew Hindley, One Pearl of Great Price. Strauss & Co, 5 Apr 2022, lot 397. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13372444.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hindley | Bromance | $4,734 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2013 | |
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| Matthew Hindley | Human Nature | Strauss & Co, Feb 2013 | ||
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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.