South African Abstract Art
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 11 June 2018
Prints and Multiples
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035
About this Item
South African 1906-1982
Motopos
inscribed with the title in pencil on the mount
colour woodcut
image size: 20,3 by 30,5cm; sheet size: 23,5 by 35,5cm, unframed
Notes
Inscribed with the title on the mount by the artist.
From the Fragments of Africa portfolio. The complete portfolio comprises 25 works in various formats, published by the Red Fawn Press in 1951.Literature
Warren Siebrits (2016) Walter Battiss "I invented myself": The Jack Ginsberg Collection. Johannesburg: Ampersand Foundation Publication. Another example from the edition illustrated in colour on pages 45 and 53.
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