Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 14 March 2016
Session 4
Lot Estimate
ZAR 140 000 - 180 000USD 7 845 - 10 086
Selling Price
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ZAR 159 152
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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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