Lot 116 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
The Heart Reaching beyond the Mind
Chris Soal · mixed media with toothpicks
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- Estimate
- R30,000–R40,000 hammer ≈ $2,117–$2,823
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Johannesburg · 17 May 2021
- Dimensions
- height: 115cm; width: 150cm; depth: 7cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13380688
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 12 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Chris Soal, The Heart Reaching beyond the Mind. Strauss & Co, 17 May 2021, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13380688.
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Chris Soal, The Heart Reaching beyond the Mind. Strauss & Co, 17 May 2021, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13380688.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Headman - Unity is Strength | Norman Catherine | R150,000–R250,000 | |
| Three African Women | Irma Stern | R4,000,000–R5,000,000 | |
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| Northwards | Erich Mayer | R15,000–R20,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.