Deborah Bell
Crying Pot
19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 68 280
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1957-
Crying Pot
1998
terracotta, kiln and pit fired, fat, wax, wire and charcoal
height: 71cm
Notes
"I started working with the image of the crying pot during the time that the Truth and Reconciliation hearings had just begun, and were being aired on television. Apart from being struck by the atrocities that were being revealed, I was overwhelmed by the grief of the friends and the families of the victims - especially the women".
Ibid.
Literature
cf. Pippa Stein (2004) Deborah Bell, Johannesburg: David Krut Publishing. Similar examples are illustrated on pages 64 and 65.
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