Lot 122 · Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art
Figure in Prayer Pose
Nontsikelelo Veleko · colour photographic print on paper
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- Estimate
- R15,000–R20,000 hammer ≈ $987–$1,316
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art, Johannesburg · 7 November 2021
- Dimensions
- image size: 28,5 by 42cm; 38 by 50,5 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13375827
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 11 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Nontsikelelo Veleko, Figure in Prayer Pose. Strauss & Co, 7 Nov 2021, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13375827.
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Nontsikelelo Veleko, Figure in Prayer Pose. Strauss & Co, 7 Nov 2021, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13375827.
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|---|---|---|---|
| God may You, can You ... | Alfred Thoba | R30,000–R50,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nontsikelelo Veleko | Screamblacklips | $947 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | |
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| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Still life | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Jo'burg Words | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
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| Norman Catherine | Abstract in Red and Black | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | A View of the Sea from District Six | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Canal Scene in Venice with Tower | Strauss & Co, Jul 2019 |
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.