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Thalia Lincoln

South African 1924-2014 


Thalia Lincoln studied Fine Art at the University of Cape Town and worked as a commercial artist before turning to botanical art, only in her 40s. Unusually, she worked with many layers of painstakingly applied Derwent coloured pencil crayon, unlike most botanical artists who use watercolour paint to create their work. Although she drew from specimen plants in her studio, she always insisted on experiencing the plant’s natural habitat in the wild, even if that meant trekking to remote difficult-to-access Cape mountain sites to study rare species.

She was voted The Star Woman of the Year in 1982 for her collaboration with botanist John Rourke on the monograph Mimetes: An Illustrated Account of Mimetes salisbury and Orothamnus pappe, Two Notable Cape Generea of the Proteacea (Tiyan, 1982) and received the Kirstenbosch Biennale Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. Her work is represented in many public and private collections including the First Rand, Standard Bank and Shirley Sherwood Collections.


19 lots offered      63.16% sold      ZAR 58 977
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Thalia Lincoln; Agapanthus africanus
21 Feb 2022
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Thalia Lincoln; Mimetes: An Illustrated Account of Mimetes Salisbury and Orothamnus Pappe, Two Notable Cape Genera of the Proteaceae, fourteen
21 Feb 2022
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Protea repens with pollinator
30 Nov 2021
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Gomphocarpus physocarpus (Balloon Milkweed) with African Monarch Butterflies
30 Nov 2021
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Disa uniflora (Pride of Table Mountain) with Meneris tulbaghia (Mountain Pride Butterfly)
30 Nov 2021
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Wreath of Ericas
30 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 4 925
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Thalia Lincoln; Wreath of Indigenous Flora
30 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 4 925
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Thalia Lincoln; Mimetes splendidus
30 Nov 2021
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Mimetes: An Illustrated Account of Mimetes Salisbury and Orothamnus Pappe, Two Notable Cape Genera of the Proteaceae
28 Nov 2021
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Nerine bowdenii
7 Jun 2021
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Thalia Lincoln; Disa watsonii
7 Jun 2021
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Thalia Lincoln; Serruria florida (Blushing Bride Protea)
7 Jun 2021
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT