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Café Scene by Wessel Marais, oil on canvas laid down on board, offered Sep 2019Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Café Scene

Wessel Marais (South African, 1935–2009)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 45,000 – ZAR 55,000 (≈ $3,074 – $3,757) (≈ £2,466 – £3,014) (≈ €2,786 – €3,405)

Offered at Strauss & Co and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas laid down on board”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
78,5 by 148cm excluding frame; 113,5 by 183,5 by 8cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts (118)
Date
September 16, 2019
Location
South Africa
Lot
563
Estimate
ZAR 45,000 – ZAR 55,000 (≈ $3,074 – $3,757) (≈ £2,466 – £3,014) (≈ €2,786 – €3,405)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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