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The Gnome

Michael Pettit (South African, b. 1950)

ZAR 23,420 price realized incl. premium

≈ $2,208≈ £1,315≈ €1,596

Hammer ZAR 20,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 23,420

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
120 by 120cm excluding frame; 127 by 127 by 7cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
South African and International Fine and Decorative Arts (43)
Date
April 23, 2014
Location
South Africa
Lot
188
Estimate
ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000 (≈ $1,886 – $2,829) (≈ £1,123 – £1,685) (≈ €1,363 – €2,045)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2013 and 2014 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. The Gnome, Strauss & Co 2013

    Nov 15, 2013 · Strauss & Co

    South African and International Fine and Decorative Art, lot 425

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 40,000 – ZAR 60,000

    As catalogued

    Michael Pettit, “The Gnome”

    oil on canvas

    120 by 120cm excluding frame; 127 by 127 by 7cm including frame

  2. The Gnome, Strauss & Co 2014

    Apr 23, 2014 · Strauss & Co this result

    South African and International Fine and Decorative Arts, lot 188

    Sold ZAR 23,420Sign up to see · est. ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000

    As catalogued

    Michael Pettit, “The Gnome”

    oil on canvas

    120 by 120cm excluding frame; 127 by 127 by 7cm including frame

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