Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 14 March 2016

Session 4

Sold for

ZAR 90 944
Lot 493
  • George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba; Trader Horn


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 90 944

About this Item

South African 1912-2001
Trader Horn

signed and dated 82

oil on board
55 by 44cm excluding frame

Notes

Trader Horn (real name Aloysius Smith) was a great wanderer, especially in Africa and North America. His adventures were recorded by the novelist Ethelreda Lewis and their publication was a worldwide sensation. Many of his tales sounded so outlandish that they were regarded as fiction by many commentators, but they have since been shown to be 99% true. He died in 1931.

The extraordinary story of the literary cooperation between a  housewife and a gentleman of the road, a settler and a nomad, has been fully documented by Tim Couzens in his book Tramp Royal: The True Story of Trader Horn.

Provenance

Commissioned by Tim Couzens

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