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Abstract Composition by Lionel Abrams, oil on canvas, offered Mar 2022Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Abstract Composition

Lionel Abrams (South African, 1931–1997)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 15,000 – ZAR 20,000 (≈ $996 – $1,328) (≈ £763 – £1,017) (≈ €909 – €1,212)

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 canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
91 by 90,5cm excluding frame; 96 by 96 by 4cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art (177)
Date
March 14, 2022
Location
South Africa
Lot
390
Estimate
ZAR 15,000 – ZAR 20,000 (≈ $996 – $1,328) (≈ £763 – £1,017) (≈ €909 – €1,212)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2022 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Abstract Composition, Strauss & Co 2022

    Mar 14, 2022 · Strauss & Co this result

    Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, lot 390

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 15,000 – ZAR 20,000

    As catalogued

    Lionel Abrams, “Abstract Composition”

    oil on canvas

    91 by 90,5cm excluding frame; 96 by 96 by 4cm including frame

  2. Abstract Composition, Strauss & Co 2022

    Jul 25, 2022 · Strauss & Co

    Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, lot 59

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 12,000 – ZAR 16,000

    As catalogued

    Lionel Abrams, “Abstract Composition”

    oil on canvas

    91 by 90,5cm excluding frame; 96 by 96 by 4cm including frame

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