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), Umkhuleko","work_year":"2023","medium":"Oil on paper","usd_minor":52803,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Russell Kaplan Auctioneers","sale_month":"2025-07","lot_id":"75a1fb75-f00f-463e-9d68-bbd882e099f2"}],"editions":[{"rank":1,"title":"Ellof (sic) Street","work_year":"1913","medium":"Etching and monotype on paper","usd_minor":224722,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2023-11","lot_id":"ad675aa2-791f-4a0c-ba78-356d6b69243b"},{"rank":2,"title":"Crossing the Bridge II","work_year":"2013","medium":"Etching on paper","usd_minor":103432,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Strauss and Co","sale_month":"2026-04","lot_id":"cadb4397-17bb-4e5e-b69d-d8639c658fc3"}]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 26 auction results for Themba Khumalo at 3 houses since 2015. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,034 including buyer’s premium (middle half $507–$1,876, n=11). The auction record is $3,863 for Landscape with Starry Sky (2025, Strauss and Co). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Themba Khumalo value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}