Lot 67 · Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring a Selection of Modern & Contemporary African Art
Strip Search, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, featuring a Selection of Modern & Contemporary African Art, Online, New York · 29 November 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-638992
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mikhael Subotzky, Strip Search, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004. Bonhams, 29 Nov 2021, lot 67. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-638992.
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Mikhael Subotzky, Strip Search, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004. Bonhams, 29 Nov 2021, lot 67. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-638992.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Code Name (Los Angeles) 2010 | Adam Pendleton | $8,000–$12,000 | |
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| Tribal Law 2004 | Crash | $4,000–$6,000 | |
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| James Dean 2004 | Keith Mayerson | $4,000–$6,000 |
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