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- Estimate
- R2,000–R4,000 hammer ≈ $136–$272
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Monarch Hotel, Johannesburg · 5 February 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13390392
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-13390392 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13390392
Kalahari Studio, Figure Holding a Cloth (Preliminary Drawing and Plate), two. Strauss & Co, 5 Feb 2020, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13390392.
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Kalahari Studio, Figure Holding a Cloth (Preliminary Drawing and Plate), two. Strauss & Co, 5 Feb 2020, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13390392.
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From the same sale Monarch Hotel · Feb 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletons | Ruan Hoffmann | R3,000–R5,000 | |
| Day at the Cheddars | Fred Page | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| Sleepwalker | Ruan Hoffmann | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| Melancholy Figure | — | R1,000–R2,000 | |
| Protea (Preliminary Drawing and Plate), two | Kalahari Studio | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Male and Female Reclining Nudes, two | Aleksanders Klopcanovs | R2,000–R3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalahari Studio | Plate decorated with three figures wrapped in blankets | $341 | Strauss & Co, Oct 2025 | |
| Kalahari Studio | Protea (Preliminary Drawing and Plate), two | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Kalahari Studio | Springbok Ewe and Lamb (Preliminary Drawing and Plate), two | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Christo Coetzee | Hyper Red Stones | Strauss & Co, Jul 2024 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Spontaneous Forms; Some Thin Ones, two | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Desert Stars, Arizona | Strauss & Co, Feb 2022 | ||
| Kalahari Studio | Platter with geometric patterns | Strauss & Co, Oct 2025 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Nude Boy | Strauss & Co, Sep 2024 |
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.