South African and International Art

Live Auction, 11 November 2013

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 147 784
Lot 212
  • Edoardo Villa; The Violinist
  • Edoardo Villa; The Violinist


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
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.

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