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Gerard Sekoto

South African 1913-1993 


Gerard Sekoto is recognised as a pioneer of black South African modernism. He was born at Botshabelo Lutheran mission station in Mpumalanga in 1913 and studied at Grace Dieu, an Anglican training college for black school teachers. He worked as a teacher until 1939 when he moved to Johannesburg to pursue a career as an artist. Sekoto lived in the vibrant multiracial community of Sophiatown and the rich colour of his paintings from this time captures the reality of living in the townships, but with sensitivity, dignity, and a sense of calmness despite the harsh realities of life under apartheid. Sekoto went into self-imposed exile in Paris in 1947 where he worked as an artist and musician until his death in 1993. He was designated a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government and posthumously received the Order of Ikhamanga for achievement in the arts from the South African government.


114 lots offered      81.58% sold      ZAR 42 980 896
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Leaving the Township for Work
5 Jun 2017
Sold for ZAR 136 416
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Dog Drinking Water
5 Jun 2017
Sold for ZAR 107 996
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Un Français
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 29 557
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; The Casamance Dancers and the River Seine
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 511 560
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Figures in a Street
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 25 010
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Blue Head
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 454 720
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; The Casamance Dancers and the River Seine
23 May 2016
ZAR 500 000 - 700 000
 
Gerard Sekoto; Woman Carrying Fruit
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 568 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Convicts Cutting the Hedge
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 625 240
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Night Dancers
9 Nov 2015
Sold for ZAR 125 048
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Senegalese Street Scene
9 Nov 2015
Sold for ZAR 295 568
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Gerard Sekoto; Schoolgirls Playing Catch
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 79 576
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT