Lot 135 · Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art
Rumours and Impossibilities; Entirely Not So; two
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- Estimate
- R300,000–R500,000 hammer ≈ $20,178–$33,631
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art, Johannesburg · 11 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13391794
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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William Kentridge, Rumours and Impossibilities; Entirely Not So; two. Strauss & Co, 11 Nov 2019, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13391794.
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William Kentridge, Rumours and Impossibilities; Entirely Not So; two. Strauss & Co, 11 Nov 2019, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13391794.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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