Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 4
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Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 90 944
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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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