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Abstract Composition
Bill Ainslie (South African, 1938–1989)
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ZAR 35,175 price realized incl. premium
≈ $1,917≈ £1,515≈ €1,737
Hammer ZAR 30,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 35,175
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- Medium
- Mixed media · Paintings all mixed media results →As published: “mixed media on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 130 by 168cm excluding frame; 132 by 170 by 5,5cm including frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art: Namibian Horizons (246)
- Date
- May 8, 2023
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 196
- Estimate
- ZAR 30,000 – ZAR 50,000 (≈ $1,635 – $2,725) (≈ £1,292 – £2,153) (≈ €1,481 – €2,469)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025ZAR 82,075 ≈ $4,581 ≈ £3,381 ≈ €4,034Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022ZAR 19,933 ≈ $1,163 ≈ £962 ≈ €1,111Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026ZAR 5,856 ≈ $362 ≈ £267 ≈ €312Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 8, 2023ZAR 234,500 ≈ $12,778 ≈ £10,099 ≈ €11,577Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 8, 2023ZAR 222,775 ≈ $12,139 ≈ £9,594 ≈ €10,998Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 8, 2023ZAR 152,425 ≈ $8,306 ≈ £6,564 ≈ €7,525Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 8, 2023ZAR 111,388 ≈ $6,070 ≈ £4,797 ≈ €5,499Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 8, 2023ZAR 93,800 ≈ $5,111 ≈ £4,039 ≈ €4,631Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 8, 2023ZAR 87,938 ≈ $4,792 ≈ £3,787 ≈ €4,342Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
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León Gallery · Oct 17, 2026₱54,072 ≈ $859 ≈ £644 ≈ €763Sign up free to see price
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León Gallery · Oct 17, 2026₱240,320 ≈ $3,816 ≈ £2,862 ≈ €3,391Sign up free to see price
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