Anton van Wouw
The Laughing Basuto
About this Item
South African 1862-1945
The Laughing Basuto
inscribed with the artist's name, '1933', 'Joh-burg' and the foundry mark
bronze with a brown patina on a wooden base; cast by the Massa foundry, Rome
height: 32 cm excluding base; 36cm including base; width: 28 cm; depth: 26,5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the artist, and thence by descent.
Literature
A.E. Duffey (2008) Anton van Wouw, The Smaller Works, Pretoria: Protea Book House, another cast illustrated in black and white on page 73 and 74. University of Pretoria (2010) Anton van Wouw (1862-1945), Pretoria: Sanet du Plessis, another cast illustrated in colour on page 23.
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