Notes

Casts of this work conceived by Sydney Kumalo in 1965 are extremely rare and none has ever been offered for sale on auction in South Africa before. After obtaining the copyright from Egon Guenther, the Grosvenor Gallery in London planned an edition of 10, although only 7 appear to have actually been cast, and of those, the current whereabouts of only 3 is known.

With thanks to Gavin Watkins for assistance with cataloguing this lot.

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner from the Grosvenor Gallery, London, 2004.

Exhibited

Grosvenor Gallery, London, South African Artists, 28 September to 16 October 1965.
Grosvenor Gallery, London, Kumalo–Skotnes, 12 July to 6 August 1966.
Egon Guenther Gallery, Johannesburg, Sydney Kumalo: Bronzes and Drawings, 21 February to 10 March 1967.
South African Association of Arts, Pretoria, Sydney Kumalo: Solo Exhibition of Bronzes and Drawings, 20 March to 1 April 1967, another cast from the edition exhibited.
Natal Society of Arts (NSA) Gallery, Durban, Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by Hannes Harrs, Sydney Kumalo, Cecil Skotnes, 12 to 30 September 1967, another cast from the edition exhibited.

Literature

Grosvenor Gallery (1965) South African Artists, exhibition catalogue, London: Grosvenor Gallery, catalogue number 13.
Grosvenor Gallery (1966) Kumalo–Skotnes, exhibition catalogue, London: Grosvenor Gallery, catalogue number 2.
South African Association of Arts (1967) Sydney Kumalo, Solo Exhibition of Bronzes and Drawings,Exhibition Catalogue, Pretoria: SAAA, catalogue number 13.
Natal Society of Arts (1967) Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by Hannes Harrs, Sydney Kumalo, Cecil Skotnes, exhibition catalogue, Durban: NSA, catalogue number 11.
Jean Kennedy (1992) New Currents, Ancient Rivers: Contemporary African Artists in a Generation of Change. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, illustrated on page 175.