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Lionel Abrams

South African 1931-1997 

Lionel Abrahams was born in Johannesburg in 1928. He was an abstract artist who mainly worked in pastels and oils. However, Abrahams is better known as a poet. He was mentored by Herman Charles Bosman, a renowned South African short story writer, and went on to publish many poems, essays, and two novels. He was also a publisher having started Renoster Books in 1956. He printed works by Oswald Mtshali and Mongane Wally Serote, two black poets during the height of apartheid.

70 lots offered      61.43% sold      ZAR 575 063
 

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Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition
11 Mar 2024
Starting at ZAR 9 000
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Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition in Red and Pink
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
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Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition
15 Jan 2024
Starting at ZAR 1 500
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Lionel Abrams; Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 2 345
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Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition in Green
13 Feb 2023
Starting at ZAR 2 000
 
Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition in Red and Pink
13 Feb 2023
Starting at ZAR 6 000
 
Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition in Blue
13 Feb 2023
Starting at ZAR 2 000
 
Lionel Abrams; Abstract Composition
25 Oct 2022
Starting at ZAR 3 000
 
Lionel Abrams; Yellow Abstract
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 2 345
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Lionel Abrams; Falling Boulder
3 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 7 035
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Lionel Abrams; Farmstead
3 Oct 2022
Starting at ZAR 5 000
 
Lionel Abrams; Nude
3 Oct 2022
Starting at ZAR 14 000
 

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