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2021), Abstract Composition with Bird","work_year":null,"medium":null,"usd_minor":64227,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Russell Kaplan Auctioneers","sale_month":"2024-07","lot_id":"56a0c6b6-afe3-426d-bc7e-48c3c1cdd437"},{"rank":10,"title":"Street Corner","work_year":"1960","medium":"Charcoal on paper","usd_minor":52167,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2025-09","lot_id":"8791aac0-7e46-4e25-b464-084bcfcedc2d"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 23 auction results for Louis Maqhubela at 4 houses since 2009. Over the last 24 months the median price was $830 including buyer’s premium (middle half $511–$1,031, n=8). The auction record is $3,007 for Figure with Doves (2014, Strauss and Co). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Louis Maqhubela value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}