Lot 51 · Africa Now - Contemporary Africa
Four photographs from the series South Africa: The structure of things then 34.5 x 27.5cm (13 9/16 x 10 13/16in); 28.5 x 35.5cm (11 1/4 x 14in); 27.5 x 34.5cm (10 13/16 x 13 9/16in) (2) (image sizes)
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,639–$7,732
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Contemporary Africa, London, New Bond Street · 15 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1759009
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Goldblatt, Four photographs from the series South Africa: The structure of things then 34.5 x 27.5cm (13 9/16 x 10 13/16in); 28.5 x 35.5cm (11 1/4 x 14in); 27.5 x 34.5cm (10 13/16 x 13 9/16in) (2) (image sizes). Bonhams, 15 Oct 2015, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1759009.
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David Goldblatt, Four photographs from the series South Africa: The structure of things then 34.5 x 27.5cm (13 9/16 x 10 13/16in); 28.5 x 35.5cm (11 1/4 x 14in); 27.5 x 34.5cm (10 13/16 x 13 9/16in) (2) (image sizes). Bonhams, 15 Oct 2015, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1759009.
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