Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 11 - 12 October 2021

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Sold for

ZAR 85 350
Lot 251
  • Edoardo Villa; Portrait of a Girl
  • Edoardo Villa; Portrait of a Girl
  • Edoardo Villa; Portrait of a Girl
  • Edoardo Villa; Portrait of a Girl
  • Edoardo Villa; Portrait of a Girl


Lot Estimate
ZAR 70 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 85 350

About this Item

South African 1915-2011
Portrait of a Girl

signed and dated 1944

bronze with a brown patina on a wooden base
height: 38cm excluding base, 46cm including base; width: 25,5cm; depth: 24cm

Notes

"This is a portrait of the niece of Colonel HF Prinsloo, the commander of the Zonderwater POW Camp"1

1Chris de Klerk and Gerard de Kamper (2012) Villa in Bronze, Pretoria: University of Pretoria, page 14.

Literature

Chris de Klerk and Gerard de Kamper (2012) Villa in Bronze, Pretoria: The University of Pretoria, the plaster cast prepared for this bronze illustrated on page 14. 

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