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Alexander Podlashuc

South African 1930-2009 


Alexander Podlashuc enrolled at UCT’s Michaelis School of Fine Arts at the age of 16 where he was mentored by Edward Roworth and Melvin Simmers. When the artist was expelled from the school, he went on to study at the Continental School of Art under Maurice van Essche. In 1948, Podlaschuc continued his studies in London at the Central School of Art after which he worked as a cartoonist for Punch Magazine and was commissioned as a portrait painter. The artist returned to South Africa in 1954 to work as a graphic artist at the Pretoria News. The following year, he moved to Bloemfontein where he met and married Marianne, who was also an artist. In 1958, the couple joined fellow artists Frans Clarehout, Reneé le Roux, and Eben van der Merwe in establishing the Bloemfontein Group. He accepted a lecturer position at the graphic department at the Port Elizabeth Technikon School of Art and Design in 1964, where he later became the head of the department. In 1990, the Podlashucs retired to Cape Town where they continued to participate in joint exhibitions of their work. His affinity for British Modernism, coupled with his foundation in graphic art is evident in Podlashuc’s artworks with its strong interplay of graphic and painterly qualities.

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Image courtesy H. J. Strydom.


62 lots offered      72.58% sold      ZAR 1 142 770
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Die Spoorweg-Draaibrug (The Turntable)
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Tread Softly, the Emperor is Asleep
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 5 277
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Dogwalker
21 Sep 2022
Sold for ZAR 125 180
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; The Family
10 Aug 2021
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Sunday Afternoon
8 Nov 2020
Sold for ZAR 91 040
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Fishing Harbour, Port Elizabeth, April 1966
7 Oct 2019
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Alexander Podlashuc; Construction
16 Sep 2019
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Portrait of Anthony Humphreys
15 Jul 2019
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Man with Chickens
4 Mar 2019
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
 
Alexander Podlashuc; Woman with Two Caged Budgerigars
16 Jul 2018
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alexander Podlashuc; Woman with Two Caged Budgerigars
7 May 2018
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
 
Alexander Podlashuc; Still Life with Onions and Leeks
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 17 052
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.