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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.

99 lots offered      70.71% sold      ZAR 1 111 358

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Frank Spears; Still Life with Sunflowers
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
Still Life with Jug and Pot
4 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Portrait
Portrait
4 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears;
"Such a Vision of the Street as the Street Hardly Understands" (TS Eliot Preludes)
19 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Pierrot
Pierrot
12 Nov 2018
ZAR 18 000 - 24 000
 
Frank Spears; Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
22 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Abstract Composition
Abstract Composition
11 Jun 2018
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life with Blue Vases
Still Life with Blue Vases
4 Jun 2018
Sold for ZAR 22 760
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Seated Figure
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
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
Still Life Composition
27 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 19 907
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Riders
Riders
16 Oct 2017
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.