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Dappled light by Errol Boyley, oil on board, offered Sep 2019Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Dappled light

Errol Boyley (South African, 1918–2007)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 18,000 – ZAR 24,000 (≈ $1,229 – $1,639) (≈ £986 – £1,315) (≈ €1,114 – €1,486)

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 board”
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Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
39,5 by 54cm excluding frame; 61 by 75,5 by 3cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts (118)
Date
September 16, 2019
Location
South Africa
Lot
506
Estimate
ZAR 18,000 – ZAR 24,000 (≈ $1,229 – $1,639) (≈ £986 – £1,315) (≈ €1,114 – €1,486)
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 2024 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Dappled light, Strauss & Co 2019

    Sep 16, 2019 · Strauss & Co this result

    Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts, lot 506

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 18,000 – ZAR 24,000

    As catalogued

    Errol Boyley, “Dappled light”

    oil on board

    39,5 by 54cm excluding frame; 61 by 75,5 by 3cm including frame

  2. Dappled Light, Strauss & Co 2024

    Jul 8, 2024 · Strauss & Co

    July ART, lot 208

    Sold ZAR 15,243Sign up to see · est. ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000

    As catalogued

    Errol Boyley, “Dappled Light”

    oil on board

    39,5 by 54cm excluding frame; 61 by 75,5 by 3cm including frame

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