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- Estimate
- R40,000–R60,000 hammer ≈ $3,431–$5,146
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Contemporary Art, Contemporary · 17 February 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13401373
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Ayanda Mabulu, Black Poetry. Strauss & Co, 17 Feb 2018, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13401373.
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Ayanda Mabulu, Black Poetry. Strauss & Co, 17 Feb 2018, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13401373.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Feb 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled 1.709 | Zander Blom | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Egungun Masquerades VII | Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Three Street Dogs | David Koloane | R70,000–R90,000 | |
| Stones in a Pink Field | Robert Hodgins | R500,000–R700,000 | |
| Olympia (53) | William Kentridge | R120,000–R150,000 | |
| Saturday Morning at the Hypermarket: Semi-final of the Miss Lovely Le… | David Goldblatt | R180,000–R240,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayanda Mabulu | Marikana Widows | $3,900 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2018 | |
| William Kentridge | Man with Megaphone | Strauss & Co, Mar 2023 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Fisherfolk of Lamu | Strauss & Co, Sep 2023 | ||
| Ayanda Mabulu | Portrait of a Woman Wearing Yellow | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Sonnet that I never wrote | Strauss & Co, May 2023 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Krommerivier, Stellenbosch (Nilant 15) | Strauss & Co, Apr 2022 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Comores, twenty two | Strauss & Co, Nov 2024 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Die Tweelinge, Stellenbosch (Nilant 20) | Strauss & Co, May 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.