Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Leaf Shrine, North Island, Seychelles, 2014
Pastel
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Karel Nel (South African, b. 1955)
ZAR 454,720 price realized incl. premium
≈ $31,235≈ £23,854≈ €26,797
Hammer ZAR 400,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 454,720
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- Medium
- Mixed media · Works on paper all mixed media results →As published: “mixed media on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 100 by 180cm excluding frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Important South African and International Art (87)
- Date
- November 13, 2017
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 385
- Estimate
- ZAR 300,000 – ZAR 400,000 (≈ $20,607 – $27,476) (≈ £15,738 – £20,984) (≈ €17,679 – €23,572)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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