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Frank Spears

South African 1906-1991 

English by birth, Frank Spears emigrated to South Africa in 1928 as a designer for Brimble and Briggs Ltd. In 1934, he joined the South African Society of Artists and was elected its President from 1945-1947. Spears’ style was initially impressionistic but changed to favour abstraction after encountering the movement during a 1949 trip to the USA. In the 1950s, he also experimented with non-figural art but soon returned to more figural forms He exhibited in many group and solo shows throughout South Africa and London and was chosen as one of the artists to represent South Africa in the 1966 Venice Biennale.

In 1932, Spears married writer and poet Dorothea Botha with whom he had two sons. In 1970, the couple moved to England and lived there until their deaths in 1991.

88 lots offered      72.73% sold      ZAR 1 066 803
 

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Frank Spears; Landscape
8 Apr 2019
Starting at ZAR 15 000
 
Frank Spears; Still Life with Sunflowers
8 Apr 2019
Sold for ZAR 7 622
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life with Jug and Pot
4 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Portrait
4 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears;
19 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Pierrot
12 Nov 2018
Starting at ZAR 18 000
 
Frank Spears; Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
22 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Abstract Composition
11 Jun 2018
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life with Blue Vases
4 Jun 2018
Sold for ZAR 22 760
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Seated Figure
7 May 2018
Sold for ZAR 7 622
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Portrait of a Girl in a Blue Beret
5 Feb 2018
Sold for ZAR 10 539
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life Composition
27 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 19 907
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.