Year: 2015

In 1982 Stephan Welz sold Tretchikoff’s ‘Zulu Maiden’ at auction for R1700. On 16 March Strauss & Co, under direction of Stephan Welz, the work will once again see the saleroom, this time at an estimate of R1 900 000 – 2 200 000.

Mapogga Wedding (1952) finds Alexis Preller on the cusp between a relatively naturalistic depiction of his African subject and the investiture of that subject with mystical and hieratic properties and overtones.

Born in a shtetl outside Warsaw, Kibel left Poland in 1923 to avoid conscription. He initially settled in Vienna, but in 1925 relocated to Jerusalem, later moving to Tel Aviv, where he met Frieda. Dogged by financial hardship, Kibel immigrated to South Africa in 1929. He arrived alone, his pregnant wife despatched to Warsaw due to visa problems. Kibel’s arrival date in Cape Town coincided with the birth of Joseph, who would only come to South Africa three and a half years later with his mother.

This was Hodgins’ favourite painting. It was borrowed from the owner for Hodgins to enjoy and display in his home until his death when it was returned to the owner.