Johannesburg Auction Week

Live Virtual Auction, 16 - 17 May 2022

Surrealism

Sold for

ZAR 39 830
Lot 114
  • Breyten Breytenbach; En Transit à Gorée
  • Breyten Breytenbach; En Transit à Gorée
  • Breyten Breytenbach; En Transit à Gorée
  • Breyten Breytenbach; En Transit à Gorée
  • Breyten Breytenbach; En Transit à Gorée
  • Breyten Breytenbach; En Transit à Gorée


Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 39 830

About this Item

South African 1939-
En Transit à Gorée

signed and dated 12.4.98

mixed media with gouache and collage on paper
98 by 69cm excluding frame; 113 by 81,5 by 2cm including frame

Notes

Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, is known for its role in the Atlantic slave trade, which began in the 15th century and was finally brought to an end in the 19th century.

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