Highlights

Important British, Continental and South African Paintings

Monday 1 November 2010, Country Club Johannesburg, Woodmead
  • Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning; The Apies River and Union Buildings
    154
    Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning
    South African 1873-1921
    The Apies River and Union Buildings,
    oil on board
    40 by 50cm
    R1 000 000 - 1 200 000
    (Sold R 1 225 400)
  • Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning; Landscape, Pretoria
    155
    Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning
    South African 1873-1921
    Landscape, Pretoria,
    oil on board
    35,5 by 42,2cm
    R600 000 - 900 000
    (Sold R 724 100)
  • Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; Barberton en Nelshoogte, Kaapschehoop
    157
    Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
    South African 1886-1957
    Barberton en Nelshoogte, Kaapschehoop,
    oil on canvas
    65,5 by 85,5cm

    signed and dated 49; inscribed with the title and "van Pierneef Studio '25.11.49" on the frame on the reverse

    R3 000 000 - 4 000 000
    (Sold R 5 792 800)
  • Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; Baobab Tree
    162
    Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
    South African 1886-1957
    Baobab Tree,
    oil on canvas
    75 by 100,5cm

    signed and dated 46; signed, inscribed with the title and "Pretoria. TVL." on the reverse

    R5 000 000 - 7 000 000
    (Sold R 7 575 200)
  • Maud Frances Eyston Sumner; Nature Morte
    167
    Maud Frances Eyston Sumner
    South African 1902-1985
    Nature Morte,
    oil on canvas
    50 by 60cm

    signed and dated 50; signed and inscribed with the title on the reverse

    R250 000 - 400 000
    (Sold R 2 450 800)
  • Maurice Charles Louis van Essche; A Still Life with a White Vase, Pears and Apples on a Table
    169
    Maurice Charles Louis van Essche
    South African 1906-1977
    A Still Life with a White Vase, Pears and Apples on a Table,
    oil on board
    54,5 by 67cm

    signed

    R250 000 - 350 000
    (Sold R 445 600)
  • Irma Stern; White Lilies
    172
    Irma Stern
    South African 1894-1966
    White Lilies,
    oil on canvas
    67,5 by 64,5cm

    signed and dated 1936

    R4 000 000 - 5 000 000
    (Sold R 11 140 000)
  • Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning; A Still Life with Hibiscus and Fuchsias
    174
    Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning
    South African 1873-1921
    A Still Life with Hibiscus and Fuchsias,
    oil on canvas
    29,5 by 22cm

    signed

    R250 000 - 350 000
    (Sold R 946 900)
  • Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning; Still Life with Flowering Quinces
    175
    Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning
    South African 1873-1921
    Still Life with Flowering Quinces,
    oil on canvas
    24 by 34,5cm

    signed

    R350 000 - 450 000
    (Sold R 646 120)
  • Irma Stern; A Still Life with Roses and the Artist's Brushes in a Pot
    176
    Irma Stern
    South African 1894-1966
    A Still Life with Roses and the Artist's Brushes in a Pot,
    oil on canvas
    64,5 by 50cm

    signed and dated 1936

    R2 500 000 - 3 500 000
    (Sold R 2 785 000)
  • William Joseph Kentridge; Dutch Iris
    178
    William Joseph Kentridge
    South African 1955-
    Dutch Iris,
    etching and aquatint, 3 plates and 14 colours
    108 by 59cm

    signed and numbered 34/50 in pencil in the margin

    R70 000 - 100 000
    (Sold R 612 700)
  • Irma Stern; Lilies
    179
    Irma Stern
    South African 1894-1966
    Lilies,
    oil on canvas
    60 by 65cm

    signed and dated 1944

    R4 000 000 - 5 000 000
    (Sold R 8 355 000)
  • Alexis Preller; Angel
    195
    Alexis Preller
    South African 1911-1975
    Angel,
    oil and goldleaf on panel
    40,5 by 51cm

    signed and dated '72

    R1 000 000 - 1 500 000
    (Sold R 999 982)
  • Alexis Preller; Kouros
    197
    Alexis Preller
    South African 1911-1975
    Kouros,
    oil with goldleaf on panel
    60,6 by 50,7cm

    signed and dated '71

    R800 000 - 1 200 000
    (Sold R 2 339 400)
  • Alexis Preller; Three Wise Men
    198
    Alexis Preller
    South African 1911-1975
    Three Wise Men,
    oil on canvas
    72,5 by 65cm

    signed and dated '64

    R800 000 - 1 000 000
    (Sold R 1 893 800)
  • William Joseph Kentridge; Highveld Landscape with Stadium
    206
    William Joseph Kentridge
    South African 1955-
    Highveld Landscape with Stadium,
    conté and pastel with heightening
    sheet size: 69 by 99cm

    signed

    R500 000 - 800 000
    (Sold R 557 000)

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