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Blue Gums

Johannes Oldert (South African, 1912–1984)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 8,000 – ZAR 10,000 (≈ $560 – $700) (≈ £431 – £538) (≈ €487 – €609)

Offered at Strauss & Co and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas laid down on board”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
50 by 75cm excluding frame; 78,5 by 104 by 3,5cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
South African and International Art (107)
Date
October 22, 2018
Location
South Africa
Lot
241
Estimate
ZAR 8,000 – ZAR 10,000 (≈ $560 – $700) (≈ £431 – £538) (≈ €487 – €609)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2018 and 2019 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Blue Gums, Strauss & Co 2018

    Oct 22, 2018 · Strauss & Co this result

    South African and International Art, lot 241

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 8,000 – ZAR 10,000

    As catalogued

    Johannes Oldert, “Blue Gums”

    oil on canvas laid down on board

    50 by 75cm excluding frame; 78,5 by 104 by 3,5cm including frame

  2. Blue Gums, Strauss & Co 2019

    Jul 15, 2019 · Strauss & Co

    19th century, Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts, lot 145

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 5,000 – ZAR 8,000

    As catalogued

    Johannes Oldert, “Blue Gums”

    oil on canvas laid down on board

    50 by 75cm excluding frame; 78,5 by 104 by 3,5cm including frame

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