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Harvey Collection Celebrates South African History
9 Mar 2015
On Monday afternoon, at 4pm, 16 March, an impressive collection of Africana will be offered on auction at Strauss & Co in Cape Town. Items include historic documents, books, sketches and diaries by Sir William Warre, William Daniell, William John Burchell, John Barrow, William Cornwallis Harris, Reverend Latrobe, and Mortimer Menpes.
At the age of 80, Miss Robyn Harvey has decided to part with her collection. Art consultant Antony Wiley comments, “it is extremely unusual to find a woman collector of Africana – how wonderful!” Harvey’s collection reflects a great passion for the South African landscape, her interest in Eastern Cape history, the bush and her love of animals.
Harvey had a long association and friendship with the Johannesburg based book dealer Robin Fryde, who assisted her with her collection, including the Burchell drawings which were bought at auction in London.
Adopted alongside six other children, Harvey was raised by an affluent family in Johannesburg. She was a great supporter of Helen Suzman, and has spent most of her life volunteering and raising funds for the Chris Hani Baragwanath Children’s Ward.
Lot 389 Samuel Daniell ‘Newlands House’ R140 000 – 180 000
A historically relevant work for Capetonians is lot 389: ‘Newlands House’, a watercolour by Samuel Daniell. According to Dr Hans Fransen “This house is almost certainly Nieuweland, Newlands (House) in one of its many guises. Originally a fine Cape Dutch house (as seen here), with a Groot Constantia gable, Charles Somerset added an upper storey, which made it collapse, after which he Georgianised it. An Elliott photograph shows yet another appearance. It was the home of Gwelo Goodman (who ‘restored’ it) and of Joyce Newton Thomson, his biographer and mayor of Cape Town. (…) In the background the saddle between Table Mountain and Devil’s Peak is visible.”
For the complete Harvey collection, view Strauss & Co’s e-catalogue, or alternatively view the auction online.
Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Monday 16 March 2015
Venue: The Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town
Preview: Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March 10am to 5pm
Walkabouts conducted by Stephan Welz and Emma Bedford: Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March at 11:00am
For press enquiries please contact Bina Genovese bina@straussart.co.za / 021 683 6560 / 083 680 9944
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October
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- 13 Oct 2015 R2 600 000 for chest of drawers
- 13 Oct 2015 Top Ten, 12 October 2015
- 15 Oct 2015 Van Wouw Dagga Smoker won with ten cent raffle ticket among highlights at Strauss & Co's Johannesburg Auction on 9 November 2015
- 16 Oct 2015 Strauss Summer Auction headlined by rare and exemplary works by Preller, Stern, Kentridge, Pierneef and Van Wouw
September
- 3 Sep 2015 Strauss & Co launches new improved website
- 4 Sep 2015 Ten Cent raffle ticket wins half a million Rand artwork
- 10 Sep 2015 Rare Portrait of Childhood by Peter Clarke at Strauss Auction
- 15 Sep 2015 Strauss Spring Auction Set to Surprise and Delight
- 25 Sep 2015 Erik Laubscher: Toast of the Town
June
- 2 Jun 2015 A record price for & quot kitchen boy" painting
- 2 Jun 2015 Dolly commands millions
- 2 Jun 2015 Sculpture price soars to dizzy heights
May
- 16 May 2015 Alexander Calder - 'Spiral',
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- 16 May 2015 Jane Alexander - 'Serviceman'
- 16 May 2015 Kees van Dongen - 'Dolly au collier d'argent'
- 16 May 2015 Walter Battiss - 'Untitled'
- 16 May 2015 William Kentridge - 'Shrouded Figure in a Landscape [Taking in the Landscape]'
- 20 May 2015 Modern and contemporary art steals the show at Strauss & Co's June sale
- 28 May 2015 Hello Dolly! Portrait of artist's daughter expected to fetch R4 million
- 30 May 2015 Athi-Patra Ruga - Dancing Figure
April
March
- 6 Mar 2015 Art with Global Appeal at Strauss Auction
- 6 Mar 2015 Kimberley Diamond Rush Brooch to benefit Save the Children Fund
- 6 Mar 2015 Pierneef Painting that Launched Cultural Movement Headlines Strauss Auction
- 6 Mar 2015 The Arch Flies Again
- 7 Mar 2015 Preller's Mapogga Wedding at Strauss & Co
- 9 Mar 2015 Harvey Collection Celebrates South African History
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- 10 Mar 2015 Artist and Son Reunited
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- 11 Mar 2015 JH Pierneef - Master of the Medium
- 18 Mar 2015 Strauss & Co Top 10 Results for 16 March 2015 Auction
- 20 Mar 2015 Strauss & Co reaffirms its global supremacy in the South African art market
- 20 Mar 2015 Tutu sculpture sells for over R850 000 at Strauss & Co auction
February
- 3 Feb 2015 Chairman's Report, 2014
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