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A Catch Downstream
John Meyer (South African, b. 1942) · 1997
ZAR 398,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ $28,494≈ £20,050≈ €23,314
Hammer ZAR 350,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 398,300
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 54 by 77cm excluding frame; 86 by 110 by 7cm including frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art (144)
- Date
- May 18, 2021
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 203
- Estimate
- ZAR 350,000 – ZAR 450,000 (≈ $25,039 – $32,193) (≈ £17,618 – £22,652) (≈ €20,487 – €26,340)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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