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Three Elephants by David Shepherd, oil on canvas, sold Oct 2023Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Three Elephants

David Shepherd (British, 1931–2017)

ZAR 140,700 price realized incl. premium

≈ $7,352≈ £6,064≈ €6,951

Hammer ZAR 120,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 140,700

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 90
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
29 by 38cm excluding frame; 44,5 by 54 by 8cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Transcending Boundaries: International Modern and Contemporary Art (269)
Date
October 25, 2023
Location
South Africa
Lot
97
Estimate
ZAR 120,000 – ZAR 160,000 (≈ $6,270 – $8,360) (≈ £5,172 – £6,896) (≈ €5,929 – €7,905)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Three Elephants, Strauss & Co 2023

    Jun 12, 2023 · Strauss & Co

    Modern and Contemporary Art, lot 55

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 150,000 – ZAR 200,000

    As catalogued

    David Shepherd, “Three Elephants”

    oil on canvas

    29 by 38cm excluding frame; 44,5 by 54 by 8cm including frame

  2. Three Elephants, Strauss & Co 2023

    Oct 25, 2023 · Strauss & Co this result

    Transcending Boundaries: International Modern and Contemporary Art, lot 97

    Sold ZAR 140,700Sign up to see · est. ZAR 120,000 – ZAR 160,000

    As catalogued

    David Shepherd, “Three Elephants”

    oil on canvas

    29 by 38cm excluding frame; 44,5 by 54 by 8cm including frame

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