Lot 23 · Modern & Contemporary African Art
Strip Search, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, New York · 2 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-736687
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mikhael Subotzky, Strip Search, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004. Bonhams, 2 May 2019, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-736687.
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Mikhael Subotzky, Strip Search, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, 2004. Bonhams, 2 May 2019, lot 23. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-736687.
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|---|---|---|---|
| La Ramasseuse De Mains Coupées (2014) | Aime Mpane | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Libertação dos Povos Negros | Ernesto Shikhani | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Je suis un rebelle | Chéri Samba | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in). | Gonçalo Mabunda | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Djoly du Mogoba (Diptych), 2011 | Abdoulaye Diarrassouba "aboudia" | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled Triptych (Demoiselles de Porto-Novo series), 2012 | Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou | $9,000–$13,000 |
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