Lot 128 · Important South African Art
Blanketed Figures in a Basuto Landscape with Horses
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- Estimate
- R30,000–R50,000 hammer ≈ $4,285–$7,141
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African Art, Johannesburg · 16 May 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13424020
- Record
- first seen 5 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Nerine Desmond, Blanketed Figures in a Basuto Landscape with Horses. Strauss & Co, 16 May 2011, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13424020.
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Nerine Desmond, Blanketed Figures in a Basuto Landscape with Horses. Strauss & Co, 16 May 2011, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13424020.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Owl | Jim Dine | R25,000–R35,000 | |
| To Remain | David Hockney | R12,000–R18,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nerine Desmond | Portrait of a Zanzibar Woman | $5,237 | Strauss & Co, Oct 2012 | |
| Nerine Desmond | Basoeto Ruiter | Strauss & Co, Jun 2012 | ||
| Nerine Desmond | Transkei Evening | Strauss & Co, Jun 2012 | ||
| Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier | Windswept Fir Tree, Kenilworth, Cape | Strauss & Co, Sep 2022 | ||
| Nerine Desmond | The Goat Witches | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Nerine Desmond | Die Goeie Herder | Strauss & Co, May 2010 | ||
| Nerine Desmond | The Cavalcade, Basutoland | Strauss & Co, Nov 2010 | ||
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