Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 14 March 2016

Session 4

Sold for

ZAR 159 152
Lot 499
  • Sydney Kumalo; Mask
  • Sydney Kumalo; Mask
  • Sydney Kumalo; Mask


Lot Estimate
ZAR 140 000 - 180 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 159 152

About this Item

South African 1935-1988
Mask

signed

terracotta
height: 35,5cm

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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