Highlights

Important South African Art

Monday 7 November 2011, Country Club Johannesburg, Woodmead
  • Deborah Margaret Bell; Diary I
    333
    Deborah Margaret Bell
    South African 1957-
    Diary I,
    drypoint with colour roll and chine colle
    120 by 179cm

    signed, marked AP, numbered 5/5 and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin

    R80 000 - 120 000
    (Sold R 64 055)
  • Norman Clive Catherine; Climbing the Ladder
    305
    Norman Clive Catherine
    South African 1949-
    Climbing the Ladder,
    oil on multi-media wood, plywood, tin etc.
    178 by 109cm

    signed and dated 1996

    R200 000 - 300 000
    (Sold R 222 800)
  • Maurice Charles Louis van Essche; A Mother with Children in a Landscape
    295
    Maurice Charles Louis van Essche
    South African 1906-1977
    A Mother with Children in a Landscape,
    oil on canvas
    73 by 60,5cm

    signed

    R180 000 - 240 000
    (Sold R 233 940)
  • Walter Whall Battiss; Martha
    258
    Walter Whall Battiss
    South African 1906-1982
    Martha,
    oil on canvas
    84 by 98,5cm

    signed and indistinctly dated 12 Oct., 1941

    R500 000 - 700 000
    (Sold R 557 000)
  • Gerard Sekoto; The Washerwoman
    285
    Gerard Sekoto
    South African 1913-1993
    The Washerwoman,
    oil on canvas-board
    39 by 29cm

    signed

    R2 000 000 - 3 000 000
  • Alexis Preller; Hieratic Mango
    281
    Alexis Preller
    South African 1911-1975
    Hieratic Mango,
    oil on canvas
    61 by 77cm

    signed and dated '70

    R600 000 - 900 000
    (Sold R 668 400)
  • Irma Stern; A Still Life with Roses
    280
    Irma Stern
    South African 1894-1966
    A Still Life with Roses,
    oil on canvas
    78 by 78cm

    signed and dated 1952

    R4 000 000 - 6 000 000
    (Sold R 4 456 000)
  • Gerard Sekoto; Yellow Rooms
    275
    Gerard Sekoto
    South African 1913-1993
    Yellow Rooms,
    oil on canvas-board
    44 by 54,5cm

    signed

    R3 000 000 - 4 000 000
  • Irma Stern; Poinsettias
    272
    Irma Stern
    South African 1894-1966
    Poinsettias,
    oil on canvas
    98,5 by 78cm

    signed and dated 1934

    R6 000 000 - 8 000 000
  • Maurice Charles Louis van Essche; A Reclining Nude
    270
    Maurice Charles Louis van Essche
    South African 1906-1977
    A Reclining Nude,
    oil on panel
    47 by 69,5cm

    signed

    R600 000 - 800 000
    (Sold R 612 700)
  • Alexis Preller; A Portrait of Guna
    269
    Alexis Preller
    South African 1911-1975
    A Portrait of Guna,
    oil on canvas
    34 by 28,5cm

    signed, dated '75 and inscribed with the title; signed and inscribed "Wishing Guna a Happy Birthday, Love, Alexis." on the reverse

    R180 000 - 240 000
    (Sold R 289 640)
  • Irma Stern; Venice Reflections
    268
    Irma Stern
    South African 1894-1966
    Venice Reflections,
    oil on canvas
    85 by 67,5cm

    signed and dated 1957

    R1 400 000 - 1 800 000
    (Sold R 1 503 900)
  • Gerard Sekoto; Outside the Shop
    259
    Gerard Sekoto
    South African 1913-1993
    Outside the Shop,
    oil on canvas-board
    34,5 by 44,5cm

    signed

    R3 000 000 - 4 000 000
    (Sold R 3 119 200)
  • Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; A Mountain Landscape with an Acacia Tree
    251
    Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
    South African 1886-1957
    A Mountain Landscape with an Acacia Tree,
    oil on canvas
    45 by 60cm

    signed and dated 27

    R350 000 - 500 000
    (Sold R 724 100)
  • Pieter Hugo Naudé; Namaqualand in Spring
    248
    Pieter Hugo Naudé
    South African 1868-1941
    Namaqualand in Spring,
    oil on canvas
    40 by 55,5cm

    signed

    R500 000 - 700 000
    (Sold R 1 559 600)
  • Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning; A Cottage Amongst the Trees
    242
    Pieter Willem Frederick Wenning
    South African 1873-1921
    A Cottage Amongst the Trees,
    oil on canvas
    21,7 by 33cm
    R250 000 - 350 000
    (Sold R 222 800)
  • Anton van Wouw; The Scout
    235
    Anton van Wouw
    South African 1862-1945
    The Scout, 1910
    bronze
    17,5 by 33 by 63cm; mounted on a wooden base

    signed and bears the foundry mark: Fonderia G. Nisini, Roma

    R500 000 - 700 000
    (Sold R 1 058 300)
  • Lucky Madlo Sibiya; Two Women and Birds Under a Tree
    341
    Lucky Madlo Sibiya
    South African 1942-1999
    Two Women and Birds Under a Tree,
    carved, painted and incised wood panel
    105,5 by 58cm

    signed and dated 94

    R70 000 - 90 000
    (Sold R 100 260)
  • Edoardo Daniele Villa; A Reclining Figure
    326
    Edoardo Daniele Villa
    South African 1915-2011
    A Reclining Figure,
    bronze with verdigris patina
    43 by 35 by 19cm

    signed and dated 1999

    R70 000 - 90 000
    (Sold R 55 700)

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