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Sam Nhlengethwa, Cell Phones, pastel on paper© Strauss & Co — view on Strauss & Co website ↗

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Cell Phones

Sam Nhlengethwa (South African, b. 1955)

ZAR 18,760 price realized incl. premium

≈ $1,011≈ £804≈ €939

Hammer ZAR 16,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 18,760

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →
As published: “pastel on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 98
Category
Pastels
Dimensions
image size: 53 by 41cm; sheet size: 58,5 by 46cm, unframed
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern and Contemporary Art (247)
Date
June 12, 2023
Location
South Africa
Lot
12
Estimate
ZAR 18,000 – ZAR 24,000 (≈ $970 – $1,293) (≈ £772 – £1,029) (≈ €901 – €1,201)
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 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Cell Phones, Strauss & Co 2022

    Oct 3, 2022 · Strauss & Co

    Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, lot 321

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000

    As catalogued

    Sam Nhlengethwa, “Cell Phones”

    pastel on paper

    image size: 53 by 41cm; sheet size: 58,5 by 46cm, unframed

  2. Cell Phones, Strauss & Co 2023

    Jun 12, 2023 · Strauss & Co this result

    Modern and Contemporary Art, lot 12

    Sold ZAR 18,760Sign up to see · est. ZAR 18,000 – ZAR 24,000

    As catalogued

    Sam Nhlengethwa, “Cell Phones”

    pastel on paper

    image size: 53 by 41cm; sheet size: 58,5 by 46cm, unframed

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