Lot 286 · Important South African and International Art
A Farmworker's Cottage and a Navigation Beacon for Air Traffic, Groenfontein, Sutherland, Northern Cape, 17 August 2003
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- Estimate
- R50,000–R80,000 hammer ≈ $3,925–$6,279
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 5 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13405459
- Record
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David Goldblatt, A Farmworker's Cottage and a Navigation Beacon for Air Traffic, Groenfontein, Sutherland, Northern Cape, 17 August 2003. Strauss & Co, 5 Jun 2017, lot 286. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13405459.
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David Goldblatt, A Farmworker's Cottage and a Navigation Beacon for Air Traffic, Groenfontein, Sutherland, Northern Cape, 17 August 2003. Strauss & Co, 5 Jun 2017, lot 286. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13405459.
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