Contemporary Art

Live Auction, 17 February 2018

Contemporary Art

Sold for

ZAR 107 996
Lot 57
  • Brett Murray; Bubble Head: Shortpants


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 107 996

About this Item

South African 1961-
Bubble Head: Shortpants
2002

signed with the artist's initials and numbered 8/8 on the underside of the base

painted bronze on a wooden base
height: 39cm including base

Exhibited

Exhibited: White Like Me, Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Bloemfontein, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 2002-2003.

Literature

Brett Murray. (2002) White Like Me, Cape Town: Bell-Roberts. Illustrated on pages 18-19.

Brett Murray. (2013) Brett Murray, Johannesburg: Jacana Media. Illustrated on pages 122, 126-7.

Sophie Perryer. (2004) 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa, Cape Town: Bell-Roberts Publishing. Illustrated in colour on page 263.

Emilio Maurice. (2009) Standard Bank Young Artists: 25, A retrospective exhibition, Johannesburg: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited. Illustrated in colour on page 72.

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