Important South African & International Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts

Live Auction, 12 October 2015

Important South African and International Art, Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 56 840
Lot 506
  • Gladys Mgudlandlu; House Beyond the Trees


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 840

About this Item

South African 1925-1979
House Beyond the Trees

signed and dated 1961

gouache
36 by 49cm excluding frame

Notes

Elza Miles, (2002) Nomfanekiso, Who Paints at Night, Vlaeberg, Fernwood:

Gladys Mgudlandlu is one of the foremost exponents of Expressionism in South Africa.  She was never exposed to the art of the schools of Expressionism in Europe as she never set foot outside South Africa.  By day she was a school teacher, but at night she painted by the flickering light of a paraffin lamp in her 'township' house in Cape Town.   She arrived at a pristine form of Expressionism that is deeply rooted in the still-uncharted field of indigenous culture.

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