Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 12 November 2018
Day Sale
Judith Mason; A Dante Bestiary (Artist's Book)
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 28 450
About this Item
South African 1938-2016
A Dante Bestiary (Artist's Book)
An artist's book by Judith Mason, referencing La Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri, the Florentine poet, signed and numbered 'AP V/V' and inscribed with the dedication 'For Mark', published by Ombondi Editions, New York, 1996, bound by Peter Carstens, Johannesburg, using imprinted sheepskin, buckram and Belgian linen with a leather-trimmed slip case.
offset lithograph
book: 42,5 by 31,5 by 5,5cm; slipcase: 43 by 33 by 6,5cm
Notes
Provenance
From the artist's family.Literature
Standard Bank Gallery (2008). Judith Mason: A Prospect of Icons, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery, illustrated in colour on page 112.
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