Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Seated Nude Study, 1939
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026ZAR 18,737 ≈ $1,158 ≈ £854 ≈ €999Sign up free to see price
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Head
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911–1975)
ZAR 62,524 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,908≈ £3,801≈ €4,363
Hammer ZAR 55,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 62,524
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 30 by 24cm excluding frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Important South African and International Art (81)
- Date
- June 5, 2017
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 120
- Estimate
- ZAR 30,000 – ZAR 50,000 (≈ $2,355 – $3,925) (≈ £1,824 – £3,040) (≈ €2,093 – €3,489)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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