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Irma Stern, Two Arabs, oil on canvas, in the original Zanzibar frame© Strauss & Co — view on Strauss & Co website ↗

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Two Arabs

Irma Stern (South African, 1894–1966)

ZAR 21,166,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ $2,643,210≈ £1,702,660≈ €1,957,933

Hammer ZAR 19,000,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 21,166,000

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas, in the original Zanzibar frame”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 1939
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
58 by 84 excluding frame, 75 by 97cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Important South African Art, Furniture, Silver and Ceramics (18)
Date
September 26, 2011
Location
South Africa
Lot
294
Estimate
ZAR 20,000,000 – ZAR 25,000,000 (≈ $2,497,600 – $3,122,000) (≈ £1,608,864 – £2,011,080) (≈ €1,850,074 – €2,312,593)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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