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From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, Strauss & Co maintains a detailed database of every artist sold at auction since 2009. Whether it is painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, this searchable database lists by artist every lot offered and provides aggregated data useful to collectors. Famous South African artists like William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern are introduced with helpful biographies along with the best contemporary artists.



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Douglas Portway

South African 1922-1993 


Portway studied art at the Witwatersrand Technical College and taught painting at Wits University. He emigrated to Europe in 1959, and lived in Spain before settling in St Ives, Cornwall. His mature style was characterised by thin layers upon layers of oil paint built up on canvas and sometimes drawn over or scratched back to reveal the layers underneath. A subtle, reduced palette contrasts with occasional bright areas of saturated colour. The friendship between Portway and Louis Maqhubela had a profound influence on the work of both artists, which increasingly considered their spiritual interests under the influence of the philosophies of Paul Klee and Zen Buddhism.


137 lots offered      56.93% sold      ZAR 5 441 602
 

Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Douglas Portway; Le Sage
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Douglas Portway; Abstract Composition
15 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 1 173
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Douglas Portway; Abstract Composition
15 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 4 456
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Douglas Portway; Untitled
15 May 2023
Unsold
Douglas Portway; Nude
11 Apr 2023
Unsold
Douglas Portway; Black Abstract with Graffiti
27 Mar 2023
Unsold
Douglas Portway; Le Sage
13 Mar 2023
Unsold
Douglas Portway; Abstract
13 Feb 2023
Unsold
Douglas Portway; Abstract with Black Squares
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Douglas Portway; Nude
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 4 925
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Douglas Portway; Blue Abstract
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Douglas Portway; Tapestry in Green and Orange
3 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.