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Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli

South African 1950-1995 


Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli was born in the town of Acornhoek, Eastern Transvaal, now known as Mpumalanga Province. The son of a Reverend, he first attended the Arthur seat Lower Primary School, where his father was headmaster. In 1963 the family moved to Soweto and enrolled Saoli at Morris Isaacson School. In the late sixties, Saoli began attending classes at the Jubilee Art Centre, where artists such as Ephraim Ngatane, Ezrom Legae, Cecil Skotnes, and Bill Hart inspired his work. Saoli had his first solo exhibition in 1968 at Johannesburg’s Goodman Gallery, which sold out, and was soon followed by the appearance of Saoli’s work at the Contemporary African Art exhibition at the Camden Arts Centre in London. In 1971 Saoli exhibited with Leonard Matsoso and Cyprian Shilakoe at Preston in the United Kingdom. In 1993 Saoli started a collaboration with Peter Sibeko at the Soweto Art. He worked prolifically in this period. Saoli’s works can be found at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the William Humphreys Art Gallery, the De Beers Centenary Art Gallery, the UNISA Art Gallery, the University of Fort Hare and the University of the Witwatersrand.1

1https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/winston-churchill-masakeng-saoli


39 lots offered      64.10% sold      ZAR 185 787
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Chief and Tribe
9 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Bird
9 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Abstract Portrait
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Still Life with Masks
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Kneeling Figure
15 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Still Life with Masks
13 Feb 2023
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Still Life with Masks
25 Oct 2022
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Head of a Woman, two
13 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Two Figures
25 Apr 2022
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Abstract Composition with Bird Form
14 Mar 2022
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Broken Marriage
21 Feb 2022
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Winston Churchill Masakeng Saoli; Figures
21 Feb 2022
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000