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Nongqawuse's Dream by Jack Lugg, 1962, oil on board, sold Mar 2026© Strauss & Co — view on Strauss & Co website ↗

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Nongqawuse's Dream

Jack Lugg (1924–2013) · 1962

ZAR 49,185 price realized incl. premium

≈ $2,949≈ £2,208≈ €2,552

Hammer ZAR 42,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 49,185

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 62
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
59 by 74,5cm excluding frame; 73 by 88 by 5cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
March ART (493)
Date
March 9, 2026
Location
South Africa
Lot
365
Estimate
ZAR 15,000 – ZAR 20,000 (≈ $899 – $1,199) (≈ £674 – £898) (≈ €778 – €1,038)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2019 and 2026 · sold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (dimensions, medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Nongqawuse's Dream, Strauss & Co 2019

    Nov 11, 2019 · Strauss & Co

    Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art, lot 90

    Sold ZAR 39,830Sign up to see · est. ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000

    As catalogued

    Jack Lugg, “Nongqawuse's Dream”

    oil on canvas laid down on board

    59 by 74cm excluding frame

  2. Nongqawuse's Dream, Strauss & Co 2026

    Mar 9, 2026 · Strauss & Co this result

    March ART, lot 365

    Sold ZAR 49,185 +23%Sign up to see · est. ZAR 15,000 – ZAR 20,000

    As catalogued

    Jack Lugg, “Nongqawuse's Dream”, 1962

    oil on board

    59 by 74,5cm excluding frame; 73 by 88 by 5cm 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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