Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art and Decorative Arts

Online-Only Auction, 9 - 16 September 2019

Works on Paper
  • François Krige; Old Man (Krisjan) in Overcoat
  • François Krige; Old Man (Krisjan) in Overcoat
  • François Krige; Old Man (Krisjan) in Overcoat
  • François Krige; Old Man (Krisjan) in Overcoat
  • François Krige; Old Man (Krisjan) in Overcoat


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000

About this Item

South African 1913-1994
Old Man (Krisjan) in Overcoat

signed and dated 76

charcoal on paper
67,5 by 36,5cm excluding frame; 84 by 53 by 3,5cm including frame

Notes

"The nomadic Krisjan Swart, an old character from the [Montagu] district, features in a great many drawings, watercolours and oils, particularly in the late seventies. He usually appears with his billy-can, staff and sack of belongings, tramping the Karoo roads in veldskoene and greatcoat. Krige gives him the look of an itinerant preacher or apostle, a lonely soul making his way across the arid landscape." Justin Fox (2000) The Life and Art of François Krige, Cape Town: Fernwood Press, page 100.

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