Lot 5 · Photographs
Vuyelwa Makubetse, KwaThema Community Hot Springs, Johannesburg (from Faces and Phases)
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, New York · 13 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5014927
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Zanele Muholi, Vuyelwa Makubetse, KwaThema Community Hot Springs, Johannesburg (from Faces and Phases). Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5014927.
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Zanele Muholi, Vuyelwa Makubetse, KwaThema Community Hot Springs, Johannesburg (from Faces and Phases). Sotheby's, 13 Apr 2022, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5014927.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sailor, Philadelphia | Ray K. Metzker | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Night: 45 East 8th Street' | Peter Hujar | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Connecting to the Infinite | Steven Arnold | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Family Group, Canton, China | John Thompson | $7,000–$10,000 | |
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| Selected Images | Willy Ronis | $6,000–$9,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanele Muholi | Ntobza Mkhwanazi, BB Section, Umlazi township, Durban (from | $6,048 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Zanele Muholi | Bayephi I (Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, 2017) | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Zanele Muholi | Sasa, Bleecker, New York, Somnyama Ngonyama series, 2016 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2024 | ||
| Zanele Muholi | Yonela Nyumbeka, Makhaza, Khayelitsha, Cape Town from Faces | Phillips, Apr 2024 | ||
| Zanele Muholi | Zinzi and Tozama I, Mowbray, Cape Town, 2010, From the Being | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Zanele Muholi | Isililo XX | Strauss & Co, Oct 2019 | ||
| Zanele Muholi | Isililo XX 48 x 48cm (18 7/8 x 18 7/8in). image size. | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Zanele Muholi | Thulile II, Umlazi, Durban | Lempertz, Jun 2026 |
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.