Lot 133 · Important South African and International Art
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be - there's a shadow hanging over me
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- Estimate
- R12,000–R16,000 hammer ≈ $979–$1,306
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 1 June 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13412997
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Breyten Breytenbach, Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be - there's a shadow hanging over me. Strauss & Co, 1 Jun 2015, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13412997.
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Breyten Breytenbach, Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be - there's a shadow hanging over me. Strauss & Co, 1 Jun 2015, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13412997.
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From the same sale Important South African and International Art · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town: First Railway Station, Salt River | Otto Landsberg | R40,000–R60,000 | |
| Stream in a Wooded Landscape | Thomas William Bowler | R15,000–R18,000 | |
| Approach to Garcias Pass | Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk | R18,000–R24,000 | |
| A Road in the Drakensberg | Willem Hermanus Coetzer | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| Picking Fruit at the Foot of the Drakensberg | Willem Hermanus Coetzer | R30,000–R50,000 | |
| The Mozambiquerskop | Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk | R40,000–R60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breyten Breytenbach | Gorée la Nuit (Gorée at Night) | $2,788 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | |
| Breyten Breytenbach | Boekdoek Lappesait 2 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Abstract | Strauss & Co, Oct 2018 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Les estivants | Christie's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Boekdoek Lappesait 4 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Boekdoek Lappesait 3 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2018 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Auto-Portrait "Nuit" | Strauss & Co, Jul 2024 | ||
| Breyten Breytenbach | Pink Dream | Christie's, Jan 2000 |
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