Lot 196 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Characters II
Lutanda Zemba Luzamba · acrylic on canvas
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- Estimate
- R50,000–R70,000 hammer ≈ $3,343–$4,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, Cape Town · 11 October 2021
- Dimensions
- 130 by 90 by 2,5cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13376918
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 11 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13376918 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13376918
Lutanda Zemba Luzamba, Characters II. Strauss & Co, 11 Oct 2021, lot 196. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13376918.
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Lutanda Zemba Luzamba, Characters II. Strauss & Co, 11 Oct 2021, lot 196. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13376918.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cream Soda | Jean Welz | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| Abstract with Ndebele Motifs | Walter Battiss | R250,000–R350,000 | |
| Chinese School, 18th century, Botanical Studies, two | — | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| A Chinese painted pottery equestrian figure, Han Dynasty, 206 BC - 220 AD | — | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| A Chinese sang-de-boeuf vase, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century | — | R8,000–R10,000 | |
| A pair of Chinese Wucai-glazed jars, late Ming Dynasty | — | R5,000–R7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutanda Zemba Luzamba | Kitendiste for Life | $3,696 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | |
| Lutanda Zemba Luzamba | Lover of finer things, 2021 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Figures and Houses, Bo-Kaap | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Chiappini Street, Malay Quarter, C Town | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | ||
| Lutanda Zemba Luzamba | Barbershop 1 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Maud Sumner | Winter Landscape | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Wit Huisie, Napier | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | ||
| Andrew Verster | Beach Sands | Strauss & Co, Sep 2022 |
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.