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Scapegoat
Wim Botha (South African, b. 1974) · 2005
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ZAR 966,280 price realized incl. premium
≈ $86,221≈ £54,220≈ €69,054
Hammer ZAR 850,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 966,280
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “anthracite, epoxy resin, wood, cable and metal brackets”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- sculpture size approximately: 173 by 170cm
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Important South African and International Art (44)
- Date
- November 10, 2014
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 246
- Estimate
- ZAR 900,000 – ZAR 1,200,000 (≈ $80,307 – $107,076) (≈ £50,501 – £67,335) (≈ €64,318 – €85,757)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025ZAR 23,450 ≈ $1,309 ≈ £966 ≈ €1,153Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Strauss & Co · Jul 10, 2023ZAR 18,760 ≈ $995 ≈ £779 ≈ €908Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
Important South African and International Art · Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014
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Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014ZAR 11,936,400 ≈ $1,065,085 ≈ £669,781 ≈ €853,023Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014ZAR 4,092,480 ≈ $365,172 ≈ £229,639 ≈ €292,465Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014ZAR 3,069,360 ≈ $273,879 ≈ £172,229 ≈ €219,349Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014ZAR 2,955,680 ≈ $263,735 ≈ £165,850 ≈ €211,225Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014ZAR 1,818,880 ≈ $162,299 ≈ £102,062 ≈ €129,985Sign up free to see price
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Strauss & Co · Nov 10, 2014ZAR 1,818,880 ≈ $162,299 ≈ £102,062 ≈ €129,985Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
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