South African and International Art

Live Auction, 20 May 2013

Day Sale

Sold for

ZAR 56 840
Lot 180
  • Roger Ballen; Two Figures, 2000


Lot Estimate
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 840

About this Item

South African 1950-
Two Figures, 2000
Lambda print
111,5 by 111,5cm excluding frame

Notes

This is a unique print, produced to promote the artist’s show, Snaps, at the Goodman Gallery in 2005. This image was printed from the original edition of 35 gelatin silver prints, each 40 by 40cm. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist, 31 May 2001.

Exhibited

The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Australia. Brutal, Tender, Human, Animal, 24 November 2007 to 4 May 2008, where another 40 by 40cm gelatin silver print from the edition was exhibited. The image is illustrated on the back cover of the exhibition catalogue

Literature

Ballen, Roger. Outland. Phaidon Press, London, 2001, where another example of this image is illustrated. Introduced by Peter Weiermair, Director of the Rupertinum Museum in Salzburg, this book accompanied a major international touring exhibition of twenty years of Ballen’s photographs, 2001

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