Walter Meyer
Star of the West
Walter Meyer; Star of the West
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 73 970
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1965-2017
Star of the West
signed with the artist's initials and dated 94; inscribed with the title on the stretcher
oil on canvas
48 by 58,5cm excluding frame; 73 by 82 by 6cm including frame
Notes
The Star of the West is regarded as the oldest operating bar in Kimberley, dating as far back as the 1870s. It catered for workers in the Kimberley mines. Named after a famous steamship built for Cornelius Vanderbilt, launched in 1852 in New York, that played an important role in the American Civil War. It is a replica of the Star of the West in Port Fairy, Melbourne which was built in the Georgian style in 1856 by John Taylor, a hotel entrepreneur. When Meyer painted this scene, he lived a Smitswinkeldrift, near Kimberley.
Provenance
Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town.
Private Collection.
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