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The Magic Forest by William Timlin, watercolour on artist's board, offered Mar 2022Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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The Magic Forest

William Timlin (South African, 1892–1943)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000 (≈ $1,328 – $1,992) (≈ £1,017 – £1,525) (≈ €1,212 – €1,818)

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
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “watercolour on artist's board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
52 by 31cm excluding frame; 72 by 50 by 3cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art (177)
Date
March 14, 2022
Location
South Africa
Lot
279
Estimate
ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000 (≈ $1,328 – $1,992) (≈ £1,017 – £1,525) (≈ €1,212 – €1,818)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2021 and 2022 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. The Magic Forest, Strauss & Co 2021

    Nov 28, 2021 · Strauss & Co

    November Online Part I, lot 45

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 30,000 – ZAR 40,000

    As catalogued

    William Timlin, “The Magic Forest”

    watercolour on artist's board

    52 by 31cm excluding frame; 72 by 50 by 3cm including frame

  2. The Magic Forest, Strauss & Co 2022

    Mar 14, 2022 · Strauss & Co this result

    Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, lot 279

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 20,000 – ZAR 30,000

    As catalogued

    William Timlin, “The Magic Forest”

    watercolour on artist's board

    52 by 31cm excluding frame; 72 by 50 by 3cm including frame

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