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Drawing (ink) · Paper
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026ZAR 18,737 ≈ $1,158 ≈ £854 ≈ €999Sign up free to see price
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Alexis Preller (South African, 1911–1975)
ZAR 175,875 price realized incl. premium
≈ $9,290≈ £7,480≈ €8,671
Hammer ZAR 150,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 175,875
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas laid down on wooden panel”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 64
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 25 by 30,5cm excluding frame; 56,5 by 60,5 by 4cm including frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Evening Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art (267)
- Date
- September 19, 2023
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 152
- Estimate
- ZAR 150,000 – ZAR 200,000 (≈ $7,923 – $10,564) (≈ £6,380 – £8,506) (≈ €7,396 – €9,861)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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