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Hylton Nel

South African 1941- 


Hylton Nel was born in Zambia but grew up on a cattle farm in the Karoo, and is now based in Calitzdorp. As a Fine Art student at Rhodes University, he was enthralled by the ‘beautiful things’ in the cabinet of curiosities assembled by the then head of the department, Brian Bradshaw. It included Greek terracotta figures and Chinese ceramics including a Tang dynasty horse and a Song brush pot. Nel experimented with techniques and glazes the studio of Jürgen Hamberger, a well-known ceramist who ran a studio in Grahamstown, and later completed a diploma in ceramics at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, in Belgium.

Nel went on to assemble his own collection of ‘beautiful things’, and developed an extensive knowledge of Chinese ceramics and art history more broadly, and this seems to have promoted his unique experimentation and sense of adventure with ceramic sculpture.

At the age of 80, he continues to produce a riotous miscellany of wonky vases, inscrutable felines, and higgledy-piggledy houses that hark back to eclectic sources in historical ceramic traditions, literature and popular culture. He is also the influential mentor of a new generation of talented young sculptors, including the late Nico Masemola.


175 lots offered      89.71% sold      ZAR 2 807 518
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Hylton Nel; Green Tiles, two
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Remember a House, Angular Vase
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 8 625
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Brown Vase with Spot Pattern
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 8 050
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Champagne for my Real Friends
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 21 850
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Real Pain for my Sham Friend
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 18 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Woman Seated on a Circular Blue Stool
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 9 967
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Seated Female Figure (Green)
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Bowl
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Cat bowl
29 Aug 2022
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Cock on Chair, dish
28 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Green Dish with Indented Border
13 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Hylton Nel; Bird Bowl
13 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.