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Alfred Neville Lewis

South African 1895-1972 


Alfred Neville Lewis was born in Cape Town in 1895 when it was still the Cape Colony. His father was Reverend AJS Lewis, who was Mayor of Cape Town from 1929 to 1931 and who officially opened the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway on 4 October 1929. At the age of seventeen, in 1912, Lewis went to England where he first studied at the Newlyn Art School under Stanhope Forbes and then at the Slade School of Art under Henry Tonks between 1914 and 1916. After WWI, during which he served with the British army in Italy and France, he worked in London where he garnered attention as a portrait painter. In 1920, he mounted his first solo exhibition at the Carfax Gallery and joined the New English Art Club. In 1936, he became a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. During WWII, Lewis served as the first Official South African War Artist and settled back in South Africa after the war. He is well known for his figure and portrait paintings. His work can be found in many collections, including The Tate, London, UK; The British Museum, London, UK; The University of Leeds, UK; and the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, SA.


70 lots offered      71.43% sold      ZAR 2 704 447
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Saldanha Bay
9 Oct 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Lady
9 Oct 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Gentleman
9 Oct 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Lady
27 Nov 2023
Starting at ZAR 30 000
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Alfred Neville Lewis; On the Beach
16 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 58 625
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Young Girl
16 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Gentleman
11 Apr 2023
Sold for ZAR 35 175
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Woman
11 Apr 2023
Sold for ZAR 46 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Prisoners of War
13 Mar 2023
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
 
Alfred Neville Lewis; Beach Scene
3 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 54 624
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Man with Beard and Fez
3 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 79 660
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Alfred Neville Lewis; Portrait of a Boy
29 Aug 2022
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.