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Reflections by Frank Spears, oil on board, offered Sep 2023Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Reflections

Frank Spears (British, 1906–1991)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000 (≈ $529 – $794) (≈ £423 – £634) (≈ €493 – €740)

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 ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
58,5 by 75cm excluding frame; 79,5 by 96 by 6cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on Alice Goldin (266)
Date
September 11, 2023
Location
South Africa
Lot
220
Estimate
ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000 (≈ $529 – $794) (≈ £423 – £634) (≈ €493 – €740)
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 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Reflections, Strauss & Co 2022

    Nov 28, 2022 · Strauss & Co

    Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape, lot 204

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

    As catalogued

    Frank Spears, “Reflections”

    oil on board

    58,5 by 75cm excluding frame; 79,5 by 96 by 6cm including frame

  2. Reflections, Strauss & Co 2023

    Sep 11, 2023 · Strauss & Co this result

    Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on Alice Goldin, lot 220

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000

    As catalogued

    Frank Spears, “Reflections”

    oil on board

    58,5 by 75cm excluding frame; 79,5 by 96 by 6cm including frame

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