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

Live Auction, 7 October 2019

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
  • François Krige; Dawn in the Karoo
  • François Krige; Dawn in the Karoo
  • François Krige; Dawn in the Karoo
  • François Krige; Dawn in the Karoo
  • François Krige; Dawn in the Karoo


Lot Estimate
ZAR 150 000 - 200 000

About this Item

South African 1913-1994
Dawn in the Karoo
signed and dated 1938
oil on canvas
74 by 66,5cm excluding frame

Notes

Purportedly this work represents an occasion when two herd boys were invited into the artist's home and records their visit for posterity.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the current owner's mother.

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