South African and International Art
Live Auction, 11 November 2013
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000USD 4 570 - 6 855
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 147 784
About this Item
South African 1915-2011
The Violinist
signed, dated 1949 and stamped '4'
bronze with a dark brown patina, mounted on a wooden base
height: 46,5cm, including base
Notes
cf. Günther, Fritz-Uwe. (1998) Edoardo Villa Museum: Catalogue. Pretoria: University of Pretoria. A similar example made from plaster is illustrated on page 10, catalogue number 3.
Literature
de Klerk, Chris and de Kamper, Gerard. (2012) Villa in Bronze, Pretoria: University of Pretoria Museum. Another cast from the edition illustrated in colour on page 9.
Nel, Karel; Burroughs, Elizabeth and Von Maltitz, Amalie.(2005) Villa at 90, Johannesburg and Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. Another cast from the edition illustrated in colour on pages 30 and 31.