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Norman Catherine

South African 1949- 


Norman Catherine attended the East London (South Africa) Technical College Art School from 1967 to 1968 where he completed an art matric. During the 1980s he lived in Los Angeles and New York and he currently lives at Hartbeespoort Dam, North West Province.

His prodigious output has been engaging art enthusiasts since 1969 when he held his first solo exhibition in Johannesburg. He works in various media including painting, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, wall hangings and bronze and has exhibited extensively in South Africa and internationally. His work is included in numerous local private, museum and corporate collections as well as in the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum collections in the USA.

Catherine’s art projects a dystopian vision of the socio-political landscape. History, horror, crime, conflict, psychoses and politics all serve as stimuli for his creative output, which vacillates between the macabre and the comic, between a gasp and a giggle. He conveys his cynical vision through a juxtaposition of dark and light sensibilities that veer between an internal hallucinatory realm and a literal commentary on the external world. He rebels against any dogma or rigid definition, including of his own work.


685 lots offered      76.35% sold      ZAR 24 862 302

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Norman Catherine; Premonition of War
17 Jun 2025
Starting at ZAR 15 000
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Norman Catherine; Birdman
17 Jun 2025
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Norman Catherine; Bathtub with Shark
17 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 105 525
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Norman Catherine; This Way
17 Jun 2025
Starting at ZAR 70 000
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Norman Catherine; Dreaming with the Enemy
27 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 140 700
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Norman Catherine; Dogman (OS/024)
12 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 140 700
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Norman Catherine; Speak No Evil
12 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 12 000
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Norman Catherine; Cactus Man
12 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 12 000
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Norman Catherine; Mr Chow
12 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 12 000
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Norman Catherine; Man and Cactus
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 925
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Norman Catherine; Man Eater
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 925
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Norman Catherine; Norman Catherine, The Goodman Gallery (Red Rubber Neck Too), poster
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 2 463
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Results in green indicate post sales.