Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 15 October 2018
Art: Evening Session
Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 147 940
About this Item
South African 1925-2005
The Artist at Home
signed
oil on canvas
80 by 99cm excluding frame
Notes
This painting depicts Marjorie Wallace's home in spring. According to Amanda Botha, she is known for painting her lounge/dining room always from the same angle to represent the four seasons. The spring flowers in the vase are picked from her garden.Literature
cf. Amanda Botha (2006). Marjorie Wallace: Drif en Vreugde, Cape Town: David Philip. A comparable example painted from a similar angle with the same yellowwood table and blue checkered table cloth illustrated in colour on the page facing page 129.
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