Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗The Portuguese Birds
Oil · Board
Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026ZAR 831,780 ≈ $50,855 ≈ £37,757 ≈ €43,712Sign up free to see price
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Shells
Alexis Preller (South African, 1911–1975)
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ZAR 901,095 price realized incl. premium
≈ $47,253≈ £37,754≈ €43,427
Hammer ZAR 780,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 901,095
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 59 by 49cm excluding frame; 91 by 80,5 by 9cm including frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art (240)
- Date
- May 16, 2023
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 37
- Estimate
- ZAR 800,000 – ZAR 1,200,000 (≈ $41,952 – $62,928) (≈ £33,519 – £50,278) (≈ €38,555 – €57,833)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Woman Reading, 1935
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Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Male Nude; Male Nude Study, two, 1939
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Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026ZAR 4,205 ≈ $259 ≈ £193 ≈ €225Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026ZAR 2,577 ≈ $159 ≈ £117 ≈ €137Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Seated Nude Study, 1939
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Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026ZAR 18,737 ≈ $1,158 ≈ £854 ≈ €999Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Scarified Head, 1944
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Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2026ZAR 8,409 ≈ $518 ≈ £387 ≈ €447Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026ZAR 8,198 ≈ $501 ≈ £372 ≈ €431Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Icarus Falling, 1940
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Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026ZAR 23,422 ≈ $1,432 ≈ £1,063 ≈ €1,231Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
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Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023ZAR 11,437,500 ≈ $599,783 ≈ £479,213 ≈ €551,220Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023ZAR 5,146,875 ≈ $269,902 ≈ £215,646 ≈ €248,049Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023ZAR 2,859,375 ≈ $149,946 ≈ £119,803 ≈ €137,805Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Blue Suede Shoe, 1983
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Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023ZAR 2,287,500 ≈ $119,957 ≈ £95,843 ≈ €110,244Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023ZAR 1,715,625 ≈ $89,967 ≈ £71,882 ≈ €82,683Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023ZAR 1,601,250 ≈ $83,970 ≈ £67,090 ≈ €77,171Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
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