Session 2 | Fine Art · Durban Bluff Oil on board, signed 43 x 59cm R 3 000 – R 5 000 P09 P11 P10...

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26 March 2016Session 2 | Fine Art

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Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)OrgyWoodcut, signed, fi rst proof28 x 32cm R 6 000 – R 9 000

Jensma, Wopko (SA 1939 - 1993)Contorted Face (Die Naal)Screenprint, signed, 1974, numbered A/P 1/268 x 48cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P01

P02

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Benzon, Leonard Anton (SA 1944 - )LandscapeOil on board, signed21 x 32cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Comprehensive Exhibition poster, Pretoria Art museum 1979, Signed, numbered 201/22551 x 64cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Zeelie, Adelo Zagni (SA 1911 - 1991)View of Rome from the HillsOil on board, signed24 x 34cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

P03

P04

P05

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Wiles, Paul (SA 1919 - 1992)Bushveld LandscapeOil on board, signed72 x 91cm R 4 000 – R 6 000

Oldert, Johannes (SA 1912 - 1984)LandscapeOil on board, signed, 5534 x 49cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (SA 1885 - 1942)Parliament House, Cape TownEtching, signed27 x 37cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

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Marais, Wessel (SA 1935 - )Cape Cottage with Figures in the ForegroundOil on board, signed23 x 26cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

Dykman, Henry John (SA 1893 - 1972)Still Life Vase of RosesOil on board, signed, 195248 x 38cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Andersen, Nils (SA 1897 - 1972)Boat Leaving the Harbour, Durban BluffOil on board, signed43 x 59cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P09

P11

P10

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Maseko, Joe (Joseph Ramapulane) (SA 1936 - 2008)Township Scene with FiguresPastel on paper, signed, 0543 x 64cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (SA 1885 - 1942)StellenbergEtching, signed24 x 29cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (SA 1885 - 1942)Sevenweekspoort, Ladysmith CapeEtching, signed23 x 28cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Lugg, Jack (SA 1924- )Portrait of a ManMixed media on paper, signed, 7429 x 19cm R 800 – R 1 200

P12

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P13

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Jensma, Wopko (SA 1939 - 1993)Block HeadMonotype, signed, 7464 x 47cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Maseko, Joe (Joseph Ramapulane) (SA 1936 -2008)Taxi RankMixed media on paper, signed41 x 56cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

P16

P17

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Sibiya, Lucky Madlo (SA 1942 -1999 )Pair of works: Figures and Animals,Colour lithographs, signed, dated 78 in the print, numbered 6/50, 5/50 73 x49 & 57 x 40 cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

Scully, Laurence (Larry) (SA 1922 - 2002)Pair of abstract photolithographs Signed, 75, numbered 478/500, 37 x 38cm each R 1 000 – R 2 000

Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans (SA 1926 - 2009)Abstracted FiguresWoodblock print, signed, 73, numbered 64/22549 x 32cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

P18

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P19

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Albertyn, Michael (SA 1938 - )Cape FarmsteadOil on board, signed60 x 90cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Brisson, Pierre Marie (French 1955 - )Pair of works: PortraitsColour etchings, signed, numbered 60/9555 x 45cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Coignard, James (French 1925 - 2008)Two Works: Untitled Abstract CompositionsCarborundum etching, collage and string, signed, numbered IV/XV & 16/75, 76 x 56cm & 55 x 43cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P21

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P23

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Mokgosi, Nat (SA 1946 - )Carved Heads and LeopardPastel on paper, signed, 200752 x 77cm R 1 000 – R 1 500

Mautloa, Pat (SA 1952 - )After ShoppingColour lithograph, signed, 99, numbered 15/5056 x 75cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

Hlungwani, Phillemon(SA 1971 - )Ndhwalo Varingetela Emakatleni,Its heavy but I’m tryingEtching, signed, 2003, edition A.P.52 x 75cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P24

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P26

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Charlesworth, Geoffrey Terence (SA 1930 - )The Ponte Vecchio Bridge FlorenceOil on board, signed, 8082 x 111cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

Batha, Gerhard (SA 1937 - )A Stable Scene, Mixed media on paper laid on board, signed, 7788 x 118cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

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Tobiasse, Theo (Israeli/French, 1927 - )L’Homme Au PhonographicColour lithograph, signed, edition E.A.72 x 53cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

Mason Attwood, Judith Seelawder (SA 1938 - )Set of fi ve framed lithographs in collaboration with Ted TownsendSigned, 85, numbered artists proof V44 x 31cm each R 2 000 – R 3 000

P29

P30 (This image cannot be displayed due to license/royalty constraints)

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Vorster, Gordon Frank (SA 1924 - 1988)Buck in LandscapeMixed media on paper laid on board, signed60 x 90cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Koloane, David (SA 1938 - )CommutersEtching, signed, 08, numbered 5/2556 x 66cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Mnisi, Samson (SA 1971 - )Untitled: Abstract CompositionMonotype, signed, 2015112 x 76cm R 4 000 – R 5 000

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P33

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Britz, Phillip (SA 1966 - )Ballerina in Pink TutuOil on board, signed59 x 87cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Chiurai, Kudzanai (Zimbabwean 1981 - )Two works: Confl ict Resolution & We Always Have Reason To fear, Photolithograph, published by the Goodman Gallery, one signed, 58 x 42cm & 60 x 40cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Maseko, Joe (Joseph Ramapulane) (SA 1936 - 2008)Township Scene with fi guresMixed media on paper, signed60 x 90cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

Burr, Geoff (SA 1957 - )SA AghulasOil on canvas, signed, 08/1030 x 40cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

P34

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P37

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Coetzer, Willem Hermanus (SA 1900 - 1983)Still Life with Vase of FlowersOil on board, signed, 7939 x 29cm R 15 000 – R 20 000

P38

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Verster, Andrew Clement (SA 1937 - )Tinie WasColour screenprint, signed, 77, numbered 1/7564 x 47cm R 800 – R 1 200

Arnold, Marion (SA 1947 - )HyacinthsWatercolour, signed, 9357 x 77cm R 1 000 – R 1 500

MacIver Grierson, Charles (British, 1864-1939)The Artist Doting on His ModelWatercolour, signed54 x 76cm R 4 000 – R 7 000


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P42

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Page, Frederick (FRED) (SA 1908 - 1977)Vicinity Evatt StreetWatercolour, signed, 6847 x 56cm R 13 000 – R 16 000

P43

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Tretchikoff, Vladimir Griegorovich (SA 1913 - 2006)Still Life with DahliasPrint, inscribed, signed and dated 6890 x 43cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Koenig, Dezso (SA 1902 - 1972)Rabbinical StudiesOil on board, signed44 x 54cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Van Den Berg, Clive (SA 1956 - )Calf Lying in a FieldColour lithograph, signed, 91, FNB series, numbered 1/522 x 27cm R 800 – R 1 200

P44

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P46

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Makamo, Nelson (SA 1982 - )Young Boy RunningCharcoal on paper, signed, 0758 x 41cm R 12 000 – R 16 000

P47

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Hall, Peter (SA 1958 - )Landscape with StreamOil on board, signed58 x 89cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

Steinberg, Saul (American, 1914-1999)Head and TextLithograph, signed59 x 42cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

P48

P49

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Saayman, Willie (SA 1962- )A Year of Solitude Brought No New RevelationsOil on paper, signed, 44100 x 70cm R 8 000 – R 12 000

P50

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Benzien, Don (SA 20th Century), View of Table MountainOil on board, signed44 x 59cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Calf, Gavin (SA 1950 - )Still Life with Flowers and FruitOil on canvas, signed39 x 39cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

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De Villiers, Karlien (South African, 1975)MuurblommetjieOil on canvas, signed, 2013122 x 88cm R 10 000 – R 15 000

P53

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Loubser, Ryan (SA 1970 - )Rainy Hatfi eldOil on canvas, signed74 x 74cm R 7 000 – R 10 000

P54

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Ferri, Fleur (SA 1926-2004)Sunfl owersOil on board, signed66 x 45cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Walbourn, Ernest (British 1872-1927)Cows grazing at RiverbankOil on canvas, signed49 x 75cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

P55

P56

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Tambellini, Giulio (SA 20th Century)Whispering TreeEtching, signed, 1990, numbered artists proof76 x 96cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

Franceschini, Edoardo (Italian 1928 - 2006)Abstract CompositionOil on canvas, signed, 6998 x 78cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Tobiasse, Theo (Israeli/French, 1927 - )People De VeniceColour lithograph, signed, numbered E.A.54 x 74cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

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P59

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Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (SA 1952 - )Solo, from the Jazz seriesColour lithograph, signed, 2004, numbered 140 /15055 x 75cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)Female NudeCharcoal and wash on paper, signed36 x 31cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

P60

P61

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Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Timon of AthensColour screenprint, signed67 x 48cm R 8 000 – R 12 000

Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )WaitingAirbrush on paper, signed, 8129 x 25cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P62

P63

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Tugwell, Christopher (SA 1938 - )Extensive Farm Landscape with Herdsman and CattleOil on board, signed60 x 90cm R 12 000 – R 18 000

P64

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Nice, Christiaan (SA 1939 - )District SixOil on board, signed25 x 36cm R 15 000 – R 20 000

P65

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Coetzer, Willem Hermanus (SA 1900 - 1983)Near VredefortOil on board, signed, 4919 x 36cm R 12 000 – R 16 000

Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)European Village SceneWatercolour and pen and ink on paper, signed, 193128 x 37cm R 4 000 – R 6 000

P66

P67

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Boyley, Errol (SA 1918 - 2007)DonkershoekOil on card, signed54 x 74cm R 15 000 – R 20 000

P68

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Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Under the SeaWoodcut, signed, fi rst proof20 x 27cm R 4 000 – R 6 000

Harrs, Hannes (SA 1927 - 2006)Abstract fi gure totemCarved wood, signed, 67height 72cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

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Harrs, HAbstracCarved wheight 72R 3 000

P70

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Schadeberg, Jürgen (SA 1931)The Gay Gaieties 1952Silver gelatin print, signed, 195336 x 35cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)FiresidePen and ink on paper, signed34 x 43cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

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Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)Reclining NudePen, ink and pencil on paper, signed, 6430 x 38cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Bell, Deborah Margaret (SA 1957 - )Cry Me a RiverEtching, signed, numbered 30/30, 2010sheet size: 66 x 47cm R 7 000 – R 10 000

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Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (SA 1952 - )Crowd SceneCharcoal on paper, signed, 0727 x 35cm R 4 000 – R 6 000

P75

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Bell, Deborah Margaret (SA 1957 - )Series of Three: Temptation, Fall & ExpulsionLithographs, signed, 1987/1988, numbered A.P.24 x 33cm each R 8 000 – R 12 000

P76

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Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)Nude StudyPen, ink and pencil on paper, signed30 x 38cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Clarke, Peter (SA 1929 - )Dock WorkersPencil on paper, signed, 195217 x 21cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

P77


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Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )Design for Fook StampsColoured pencil on paper, signed in the stamps19 x 29cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Clarke, Peter (SA 1929 - )The GuitaristColour woodcut print, signed, 17.8.1965, numbered 28/3417 x 15cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P79


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Bell, Deborah Margaret (SA 1957 - )CelebrationEtching, signed, 02/05, numbered 31/4047 x 35cm R 5 000 – R 7 000

Hassan, Kay (SA 1956 - )The PugilistWatercolour, signed39 x 28cm R 3 000 – R 4 000

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Ballen, Roger (SA 1950 - )Die AntwoordPhotograph, signed27 x 35cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Charlesworth, Geoffrey Terence (South African 1930 - )View of The Union Buildings with Figures in the ForegroundOil on board, signed, 8052 x 83cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

P83

P84

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Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Limpopo SandPen and ink on paper, signed, 28 x 41cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )Untitled: Pipe and BalloonsAirbrush on paper, signed, 197347 x 40cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

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Meyer, Carl Walter (SA 1965 - )Upington LandscapeOil on canvas, signed, 1338 x 48cm R 20 000 – R 25 000

P87

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Koch, Francois Daniel Retief (SA 1944 - )Landscape, BushveldWatercolour, signed37 x 50cm R 1 500 – R 2 500

Hallé, William (British 1912–1998)Mother and ChildOil on board, signed, 6072 x 58cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P88

P89

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Victor, Diane Veronique (SA 1964 - )Bridal MarchEtching, signed, numbered 2/450 x 33cm R 6 000 – R 9 000

P90

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Barker, Wayne (SA 1963 - )Skull HatLithograph and found object, signed, 2011, numbered 5/939 x 28cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Boy Wearing a BangleEtching, signed, numbered 1/629 x 40cm R 4 000 – R 6 000

Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (SA 1952 - )Portrait of a Seated FigureCharcoal on paper, signed, 0727 x 35cm R 4 000 – R 6 000

P91

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P93

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Louw, Kobus (SA 1933 - )SeascapeOil on board, signed37 x 55cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Nice, Christiaan (SA 1939 - )European Street SceneOil on board, signed, 70, 34 x 49cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

Jensma, Wopko (SA 1939 - 1993)Brown BeastWoodcut trial print, signed, 7542 x 63cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P94

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P96

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Camus, Gustave (Belgian 1914-1984)The Crab, Lithograph, signed, numbered 22/10032 x 53cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Three Female NudesLithograph, signed, numbered 7/7927 x 38cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)Nude StudyPencil on paper, signed, 6537 x 32cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P97

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P99

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Wunderlich, Paul (German 1927-2010)The CoupleOil on canvas, signed97 x 62cm R 20 000 – R 30 000

P100

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Coetzee, Christo (SA 1929 - 2001)Homage to Matisse & Changing Symbols, ‘cutting as drawing to make invisible dimension’Tempera on paper, signed, 76-11-1264 x 48cm R 15 000 – R 20 000

P101

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The study of the female form in motion is a common subject for Sydney Kumalo and yet each work manifests a renewal of exploration rather than a mere repetition. The elongation and simplifi cation of Kumalo’s fi gures combined with their sense of grace and lightness evidences the infl uence of English sculptor Henry Moore, whose work was introduced to the artist by his teacher at the Polly Street Art Centre, Cecil Skotnes. Kumalo’s works are often argued as exhibiting a very delicate balance and tension between Western infl uence and African visuality: in this work we could potentially read the extension of the fi gure’s neck and careful tilt of the head as reminiscent of the still and controlled pose of a ballet dancer, and yet the arched back and bent knees of the fi gure more clearly evoke the vibrancy and movement of “traditional” African dancing. At Kumalo’s fi rst solo exhibition in 1962, one of his Polly Street colleagues, Khabi Mngoma, argued for a reconsideration of Kumalo’s subject as entangled more with the urban experience than that of the “tribal” - infl uenced particularly by township life in deeply divided and complex South Africa. Mngoma qualifi es this, however, by pointing to the clear ways in which Kumalo’s works refl ect “the imaginative and spiritual heritage of his people”, prompting us to look closely in particular at the synthesis of human and animal. In Dancing Figure, there is a subtle sense of this anthropomorphism in the hips, knees and calves of the fi gure, which are carefully abstracted and as such strangely evoke bovine forms from some angles.

Reference: 1. South African History Online. 2011. Sydney Kumalo. [Online]. Available: http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/sydney-alex-kumalo#sthash.l5W3ToW8.dpuf Date Accessed: 20160316

Kumalo, Sydney Alex (SA 1935 - 1988)Dancing FigureBronze, signed, numbered 2/5height 50cm ex base R 100 000 – R 150 000

P102

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Van Heerden, Pieter Gerhardus (Piet) (SA 1917 - 1991)Cape FlatsOil on canvas, signed, 5745 x 60cm R 14 000 – R 18 000

P103

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Morris, Tim (SA 1941 - 1990)Glazed Stoneware Lidded Pot with Floral Decorationsigned,35h x 40cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

Morris, Tim (SA 1941 - 1990)Glazed Stoneware Vase with Bamboo Decorationsigned73h x 24 x 23cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

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Mabasa, Noria (SA 1938 - )Mother and ChildCarved wood, signedheight 57cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

P106

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Parmakelis, Yiannis (Greek, 1932)Male Nude FigureBronze, signed, 17/28height 48cm R 3 000 – R 6 000

Bosch, Essias (SA 1923 - 2010 )Blue glazed earthenware bowl and glazed earthenware vaseBowl diameter 29 x 6cm, Vase height 9 cmR 2 000 – R 3 000

Morris, Tim (SA 1941 - 1990)Glazed round stoneware bowlsigned, 50cm diameter R 800 – R 1 200

Burwitz, Nils (SA 1940 - )To Athol Fugard - Portrait of a manColour lithograph, signed, 72, numbered VI/X56 x 68cm R 800 – R 1 200

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Legrand, Louis Auguste Mathieu (French 1863-1951)Danseuese en BleuPastel on paper, signed65 x 52cm R 14 000 – R 18 000

P111

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Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - ) & Botha, David Johannes (SA 1921 - 1995)Two works: Fook island blockmounted map & Still Life Linocut, Botha, signed, 90 x 62cm & 58 x 40cm (unframed)R 1 000 – R 2 000

Mason Attwood, Judith Seelawder (SA 1938 - )Untitled: BirdColour lithograph, signed, 1971, numbered 161/25062 x 46cm (unframed) R 1 200 – R 1 800

Masekoameng, Osiah (SA 1965 - )Three Works: Traditional Dance, Remembered in 1960 & After Morning SessionEtchings and colour lithograph, signed, 98, 2011 & 2000, numbered 8/8, Ap 6/7 & 12/4025 x 35cm, 38 x 56cm & 38 x 27cm (unframed) R 1 500 – R 2 500

P112


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Kumalo, Sydney Alex (SA 1935 - 1988)Study for Sculpture, Young Man with a ChairCharcoal and pastel on paper, signed, 8159 x 42cm (unframed) R 8 000 – R 12 000

P115

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Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (SA 1952 - )Three Works: Night Visit (Natalspruit), Teacher (Mabopane) & Thursday (Garankulo)Etchings, signed, 06, numbered PP and 49/50, sheet size 50 x 35cm, image size 13 x 19cm (unframed) R 3 000 – R 5 000

P116

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Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)Portfolio of Seven Nude StudiesLithographs, the cover is inscribed and signed by the artist40 x 34cm each R 7 000 – R 10 000

P117

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Vasarely, Victor (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997)Composition red and blueColour screenprint65 x 50cm (unframed) R 1 000 – R 1 500

Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans (SA 1926 - 2009)The Island of Death no. 6 form the Baudelaire seriesWoodcut, signed, 75, numbered 66/7536 x 49cm (unframed) R 2 000 – R 3 000

Siopis, Penny (SA 1953 - )Passions and Panics exhibition poster, 2005Signed, 2005, numbered 40/12067 x 82cm (unframed) R 1 000 – R 1 500

P118

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P120

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Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (SA 1952 - )Loneliness I, II, III & IVEtchings, signed, 06, numbered 19/30sheet size 79 x 93cm (unframed) R 12 000 – R 16 000

P121

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Neethling, Jan (SA 1938 - )CopHand coloured etching, signed, 2005, numbered 6/1050 x 33cm (unframed) R 1 000 – R 2 000

Mbatha, Eric (SA 1948 - )Two Works: Friends and Boys and the DonkeyEtchings, signed, number BAT & PP 4/570 x 50cm (unframed) R 1 200 – R 1 800

Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )The Magic Flute Poster 2007Signed, 84 x 59cm (unframed) R 5 000 – R 7 000

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P124

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Kadishman, Menashe (Israeli 1932 - 2015)Blue Trees with Yellow RectangleColour lithograph, signed, 1970, numbered 73/95101 x 71cm (unframed) R 1 500 – R 2 500

Goldblatt, David (SA 1930)The Sportfi eld at HondeklipbaaiDigital print, signed, 14/9/03, numbered 17/6042 x 52cm (unframed) R 5 000 – R 8 000

P125

P126

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Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )King Ferd The Third Commemoration by Norman King Norman, Signed, numbered 100/12051 x 71cm (unframed) R 1 000 – R 1 500

Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )The Batearo CatColour lithograph, signed, numbered 96/100, 48 x 70cm (unframed) R 800 – R 1 200

P127 P128

Mabasa, Noria (SA 1938 - )Kneeling Figural clay potSignedheight 20cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Mabasa, Noria (SA 1938 - )Figural clay pot, Bust of a WomanSignedheight 24cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Mabasa, Noria (SA 1938 - )Standing Figural clay potsigned, height 39cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P129

P130

P131

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Jaroszynska, Karin (SA 1937 - 2014 )Couple in LandscapeMixed media on paper, signed, 7168 x 103cm R 8 000 – R 12 000

P132

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Danby, Thomas (British 1818-1886)Landscape with RiverOil on canvas, signed59 x 89cm R 8 000 – R 12 000

P133

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Siegen, August (German 1820-1883)Boats on The RhineOil on canvas, signed72 x 99cm R 15 000 – R 20 000

P134

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Van Der Leek, Casey (SA 1970 - )Extensive Farm Landscape with MountainsOil on canvas, signed79 x 119cm R 6 000 – R 9 000

Abrams, Lionel (SA1931 - 1997)Artist on His Way to Work IAcrylic on canvas, signed91 x 122cm R 4 000 – R 7 000

P135


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Levidis, Alekos (Greek 1944 - )Seated FigureOil on canvas, signed, 88- 89169 x 79cm R 3 000 – R 6 000

Michelow, Berenice (SA 1930 - )Two Works: Untitled and ExitScreenprint, signed, 1979/1982, numbered 14/33 & 16/2930 x 43cm & 50 x 45cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

Abraham, Erina (SA 20th Century)Woman Sorting FishOil on canvas, signed44 x 33cm R 1 000 – R 1 500

P137

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P139

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Britz, Phillip (SA 1966 - )Boats at SeasideOil on board, signed23 x 33cm R 800 – R 1 200

Ullmann, Ernest (SA 1900 - 1975)Pair of Works: Birds in Flight & PelicansMixed media on paper, signed58 x 45cm each R 2 000 – R 3 000

Britz, Phillip (SA 1966 - )Two Works: Girl Feeding Puppies & Girls ReadingOil on board, signed34 x 24cm each R 1 500 – R 2 500

Loubser, Ryan (SA 1970 - )Kokerboom Late NoonOil on canvas, signed37 x 46cm R 3 000 – R 5 000

P140

P141

P142

P143

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Mahlangu, Sabela Judas (SA 1951 - )Five etchings of various sizes and editions, largest is 11 x 15cm (unframed), signed R 1 000 – R 1 500

Mayhew, Oliver (SA 1990 - )Two works: Infant Terrible & Casie en sy NaaltjieDigital prints, signed, numbered 2/5 & 1/550 x 35cm & 50 x 33cm R 2 500 – R 3 500

Ntshalinthshali, Bonnie (SA 1967 - 1999)The WeddingColour lithograph, signed, 91, numbered 11/5065 x 49cm R 800 – R 1 200


P145

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Enslin, George (SA 1919 - 1972)Still life with Flowers and PomegranatesOil on canvas, signed, 6969 x 49cm R 12 000 – R 16 000

P147

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Schuler, Hester (Zimbabwean 1951 - )Pierot Clown with Figures in the BackgroundOil on canvas, signed, 198170 x 91cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Benade, Hanneke (SA 1972 - )Pair of Works: Step 4 & 5Colour lithographs, signed, numbered 25/3049 x 35cm each R 1 500 – R 2 500

De Bliquy, Leon Paul (SA 1943 - )Two Works: Conversation and The Gold of Our BeingCharcoal and lithograph, signed, 78, numbered 2/20, 65 x 50cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

Chape, Jean - Georges (French, 1913)NudeLithograph, signed, numbered 31/10045 x 38cm R 1 000 – R 2 000

P148

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P150

P151

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Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )Head IVHand coloured letter press lithograph, signed, numbered P/P 4/441 x 23, 5 x 16,5cm R 40 000 – R 60 000

P152

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In 2007 William Kentridge produced a series of four sculptural heads made out of paper, which are constructed by intersecting two perpendicular cross sections: one from ear to ear and another from the tip of the nose to the back of the head. The result is an, almost, three dimensional portrait that gives the impression of form and presence, but simultaneously emphasises absence and fl atness. In the trajectory of the series of four, the heads morph from a strikingly familiar image - Kentridge himself with his prominent nose and brow line - to a nameless and unknown fi gure. The foundation of the fi gure’s form as silhouette is further complicated by a series of palimpsests that are inscribed onto the surface of the fl at planes: delicate and watery shapes that mould into eyes, lips, and ears, bold black shapes that read both as joins and further dissection, as well as fragmented excerpts of text. As is most often the case with Kentridge’s work, we are cued to read the combination of image and text, the mapping of meaning, and the fl uidity of resemblance through this series of remnants and clues. In Head IV, the most evocative of these are the, sometimes quite jarring, words that fl oat over the eyes and down back of the neck of the fi gure, and, quite literally, through their head. While at fi rst consideration the text may seem nonsensical, especially in phrases like “Lightnings... all over my body… race”, Kentridge has, in fact, drawn the words from a single poem by Russian Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor Vladimir Mayakovsky. Closely associated with the Russian Futurists in the early 20th century, Mayakovsky’s work is preoccupied with disrupting the banal repetition of daily life, which resists social change and revolution. The particular poem referenced by Kentridge in this work is Pro eta (About This), which was interestingly written between the end of December 1922 and February 1923 during a self imposed “exile” from the world, in which Mayakovsky remained in his room. The aim of this retraction from society was, according to the artist, to reconsider his whole life: to enter into a kind of jail in which he could process through his personal baggage and that of the world at large. Kentridge quotes the following text, which I include here in the order it appears in the poem:

By God!My fl esh is smokingI can’t stop the sizzling Lightnings All over my body race.…As I poke my lip … Could anyone be so much like me?Awful. … all the faceless populace. Name them? Needless! … Please, comrade, chemist … But with every nerve-twitchand pulse, … I denounce and reject

According to Swedish author, Bengt Jangfeldt, About This is a poem on the tragedy of personal love - but inextricably becoming the tragedy of a world that can only be changed by revolution. This is perhaps why it is so compelling that Kentridge draws us into this narrative several decades later and further removed geographically. Often embedded in the dynamics of the extremely personal and simultaneously the universal, Kentridge’s work tends to prompt us to look directly at violence, at injustice, at our own oblivion - particularly in the context of postapartheid South Africa. The excerpts from Mayakovsky seem, oddly, to mirror the current context of Kentridge’s work and perhaps emphasise the faceless, nameless fi gure onto which all these complex thoughts are mapped.

Reference: 1. Jangfeldt, B. (ed.). 1987. Love is the Heart of Everything: Correspondence Between Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lili Brik 1915-1930. Hopkins, MN., USA: Olympic Marketing Corp.

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Kumalo, Sydney Alex (SA 1935 - 1988)Dancing FiguresPastel on paper, signed75 x 54cm R 5 000 – R 8 000

P153

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Clarke, Peter (SA 1929 - )The Shepherd and The Lost SheepOil on board, signed, Jan 1969, titled on the reverse47 x 37cm R 80 000 – R 120 000


In 1963, Peter Clarke did a series of illustrations for a Swiss Christian Journal. In addition to these directly pointed works, several Christian themes and motifs make their way into Clarke’s oeuvre - particularly the symbol of the white dove - which makes it compelling that no signifi cant exploration into the religious aspect of Clarke’s work has ever been published. The Shepherd and the Sheep is a clear Biblical reference to the parable of the same name, which features in the book of Luke. The parable reinforces the central Christian tenet of repentance above all else: the shepherd who fi nds the lost sheep is a metaphor for God “fi nding” a repentant sinner. While it may seem irresponsible for the shepherd to leave the whole fl ock of sheep at risk in the search for a single lost sheep, the story emphasises the value God places on the individual who returns to him despite sin. In the painting, the shepherd cradles the found animal gently, while the fl ock graze calmly in the background. In many of Clarke’s works, as in this one, the facial expression of the fi gures is signifi cantly exaggerated. As a focal point of this image, the shepherd seems completely overwhelmed by emotion, which is mirrored in the intense and fragmented background, arguably investing the artwork with a potent religious ecstasy.

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Picasso, Pablo(Spanish 1881-1973)Bull, State 10Lithograph,Inscribed to Walter Battiss from Picasso “Pour Walter Battiss en Souvenir du Picasso Paris 3 June 1949”. Inscribed verso “From the “famous series” of 11 states. This one (Tenth State) was given to me personally by Picasso in his Paris studio in 1949 W Battiss”. Also notes and valuations and a sketch of the ninth state in Walter’s writing.32 x 44cm R 70 000 – R 100 000

P155

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Verso

This famous image by Pablo Picasso reminds us of the signifi cant cross pollination between Western and South African Modernists. Picasso gifted this precious print to Walter Battiss in 1949 while he was visiting Paris. It is marked by an inscription in the top left corner, which reads “Pour Walter Battiss en souvenir du Picasso Paris 3 June 1949” (“For Walter Battiss in remembrance”). The image undoubtedly encouraged Battiss’ own explorations into abstraction and bears resemblance to the fi ne line work of his many sketches. Inscribed on the back of this print are notes by Battiss including: “From the “famous series” of 11 states (This one Tenth State) was given to me personally by Picasso in his Paris studio in 1949. W. Battiss”. He also notes valuations and a sketch of the ninth state. The fame of this series by Picasso is undeniable: it is often used to exemplify the artist’s particular approach to abstraction because of the way the eleven states of the bull fi gure progress from relatively naturalistic to almost completely essentialised. Throughout the process of these images (produced several days apart), we can trace the “dissection” of the bull’s form through Picasso’s investigation of shape and line. In the penultimate state, the bull is reduced to only a few components, which are nonetheless immediately recognisable. Interestingly, the bull, which is a signifi cant motif in Picasso’s oeuvre, is particularly marked in this state in terms of its virility, which certainly for Picasso is a central part of the essential quality of the animal.

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Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Chariot Of FireOil on canvas, signed, image used for Fook 4AK Stamp and Goodman Gallery Portfolio of Battiss prints c.198635 x 45cm R 130 000 – R 180 000

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Serendipitously, this unique oil painting by Walter Battiss shows a particularly striking infl uence by Pablo Picasso. The combination of the exaggerated angular nose in profi le and the simplifi ed eye fl attened against the side of the head closely resemble those depicted in seminal works like Guernica (1937). Simultaneously however, the colour palette, humour and sense of light-heartedness are typically and characteristically Battiss. Titled Chariot of Fire, we might consider whether this painting bears any reference to the 1981 British fi lm Chariots of Fire, which tells the story of two Olympic sprinters from vastly different backgrounds. Certainly the runner in Battiss’s image seems to be moving at immense speed because of the colourful trail of light that follows the fi gure. While quite signifi cantly different from Battiss’s work in the early 1980s, it is arguable that this was produced around that time. Further signifi cance is added to this image by its inclusion not only in a print portfolio produced posthumously by the Goodman Gallery (c. 1986), but also in a set of stamps developed as part of the image world of Fook Island, the fi ctional place invented by Battiss and Norman Catherine. In the sheet of stamps the repetition and scale of this striking image is compelling - as if each of the small characters is racing towards the fi nish line and perhaps might even be inclined to sprint off the edge of an envelope.

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Claerhout, Frans Martin (SA 1919 - 2006)Farmscape with Herdsman and CattleOil on board, signed75 x 90cm R 20 000 – R 30 000

P157

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Segogela, Johannes Mashego (SA 1936 - )Leviticus 18 vs 22 (Four Seated Figures and a Table)Oil on carved wood, tallest fi gure heights 20cm R 14 000 – R 18 000

P158

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Victor, Diane Veronique (SA 1964 - )Lost BeliefEmbossing, signed, numbered 5/1084 x 115cmR 18 000 – R 22 000

P159

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Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Abstract no. 1Woodcut, signed41 x 48cm R 7 000 – R 10 000

P160

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Sebidi, Helen (SA 1943- )Village SceneOil on board, signed, 198829 x 49cm R 10 000 – R 15 000

Sibiya, Lucky Madlo (SA 1942 -1999 )Figures, Tribal DanceColour photolithograph, signed, 75, numbered 11/22561 x 43cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

P161

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Skotnes, Pippa Ann (SA 1957 - )Eland ShieldEtching, signed, numbered A/P 1/564 x 47cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

Jensen, Anton (SA 1931 - 1968)Abstract Spherical FormCement fondu, bares plaque with initialled monogram28 x 28cm R2 000 - R3 000

P163

P164

Lipkin, Aileen (SA 1933 - 1994)Intertwined FiguresChromed bronze on perspex base, signed, numbered 12/100height 24cm R 2 000 – R 3 000

P165

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Mahlangu, Speelman (SA 1958 - 2004)Standing FigureBronze, signed, numbered 3/5height 35cm , excludes baseR 10 000 – R 15 000


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Wolford, Andrew (SA 20thC)Glazed earthenware stacking bowls with Bam-boo decoration and wooden lid, signed23 x 18 x 18cm R 1 200 – R 1 800

P167

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NOTES

Credit

*S V – Stacey Vorster is a lecturer in the Wits History of Art department as well as the curator of the Constitutional Court Art Collection.

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