Day Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art

Timed Online Auction, 28 August - 18 September 2023

Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on Cape Moments

Sold for

ZAR 63 250
Lot 17
  • David Koloane; Night Traffic III
  • David Koloane; Night Traffic III


Lot Estimate
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 63 250

About this Item

South African 1938-2019
Night Traffic III

signed and dated 06; inscribed with the title on the reverse

oil on canvas
51 by 51 by 4cm, unframed

Notes

"Bra Day’s1 [works] are littered with found objects, the detritus of everyday life, resembling the streets he walked on his way to and from The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios, like a flâneur, taking it all in for it to resurface later in his creative executions. His work is variable but his signature unmistakable, be it in a drawing, painting, collage or readymade. Bra Day’s work deserves to be absorbed, celebrated and comprehended. It is clever, inventive, playful and significant.’ —Makagati Molebatsi2

1. The artist’s moniker.
2. Thembinkosi Goniwe (2019) A Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery, page 11.

Provenance

SMAC Gallery, Stellenbosch.

Private Collection.

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