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Abstract Forms by Cecil Higgs, oil on canvas, offered Apr 2022Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Abstract Forms

Cecil Higgs (South African, 1898–1986)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 30,000 – ZAR 50,000 (≈ $2,049 – $3,415) (≈ £1,566 – £2,610) (≈ €1,876 – €3,126)

Offered at Strauss & Co and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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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
49,5 by 59cm excluding frame; 67,5 by 77 by 4cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art (167)
Date
April 6, 2022
Location
South Africa
Lot
435
Estimate
ZAR 30,000 – ZAR 50,000 (≈ $2,049 – $3,415) (≈ £1,566 – £2,610) (≈ €1,876 – €3,126)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2022 and 2024 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Abstract Forms, Strauss & Co 2022

    Apr 6, 2022 · Strauss & Co this result

    Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, lot 435

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 30,000 – ZAR 50,000

    As catalogued

    Cecil Higgs, “Abstract Forms”

    oil on canvas

    49,5 by 59cm excluding frame; 67,5 by 77 by 4cm including frame

  2. Abstract Forms, Strauss & Co 2024

    Jun 10, 2024 · Strauss & Co

    June ART, lot 61

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 25,000 – ZAR 35,000

    As catalogued

    Cecil Higgs, “Abstract Forms”

    oil on canvas

    49,5 by 59cm excluding frame; 68 by 77,5 by 6cm including frame

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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