Sydney Kumalo
Mask
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 140 000 - 180 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 159 152
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Notes
In the early 1960s, Kumalo sculpted three terracotta heads, two of which are dehumanised masks [figs. 103, 104]. These heads are constructed in a cubist fashion using volumes and geometric shapes and are best viewed from the front [...]Elza Miles, page 88.
Literature
cf. Elza Miles. (2004) Polly Street: The Story of an Art Centre, Johannesburg: The Ampersand Foundation. Similar examples are illustrated on pages 84 and 85.
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