Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 16 October 2017

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 90 944
Lot 586
  • Alexis Preller; Three Benin Figures


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 90 944

About this Item

South African 1911-1975
Three Benin Figures

inscribed with the artist's name on the reverse

oil on canvas laid down on panel
15 by 20cm excluding frame

Provenance

Acquired from Joan Hoather, Gainsborough Gallery, Johannesburg.

Literature

cf. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel. (2009)  Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. The carved Benin Figure is illustrated on page 289.

cf. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel. (2009)  Alexis Preller: Collected Images, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. A photograph of the artist's Ygdrasil studio with the carved Benin Figures appears on page 53.

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