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Watercolor · Paper
Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026ZAR 17,566 ≈ $1,080 ≈ £807 ≈ €940Sign up free to see price
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Scarecrows
Maud Sumner (South African, 1902–1985)
ZAR 136,560 price realized incl. premium
≈ $10,899≈ £8,141≈ €9,286
Hammer ZAR 120,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 136,560
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 38 by 48,5cm excluding frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Important South African and International Art (94)
- Date
- June 4, 2018
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 270
- Estimate
- ZAR 150,000 – ZAR 200,000 (≈ $11,972 – $15,962) (≈ £8,943 – £11,924) (≈ €10,200 – €13,600)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Strauss & Co · Jun 23, 2026ZAR 84,088 ≈ $5,102 ≈ £3,860 ≈ €4,478Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Still Life with Flowers and a Book, 1943
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Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026ZAR 17,566 ≈ $1,080 ≈ £807 ≈ €940Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026ZAR 234,500 ≈ $14,410 ≈ £10,688 ≈ €12,488Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018ZAR 3,414,000 ≈ $272,471 ≈ £203,534 ≈ €232,147Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018ZAR 2,731,200 ≈ $217,977 ≈ £162,827 ≈ €185,718Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018ZAR 2,276,000 ≈ $181,648 ≈ £135,690 ≈ €154,765Sign up free to see price
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Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$30,000 ≈ $20,943 ≈ £15,842 ≈ €18,689Sign up free to see price
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Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$5,500 ≈ $3,840 ≈ £2,904 ≈ €3,426Sign up free to see price
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