Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Live Auction, 20 May 2019
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 600 000 - 800 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 910 400
About this Item
South African 1911-1975
Boy on a Horse
signed and dated '50
oil on wood panel
17 by 20,5cm excluding frame
Notes
A related letter from the artist, dated 14.11.50 and written from an address on Prospect Street, Pretoria, was sent by the artist to the owner at the time: "Thank you so much for letting me have your Boy on a Horse for my exhibition. I was very glad to see it again and it was a great success on the show. With kindest regards, yours sincerely, Alexis Preller."Provenance
Dr Jacobson.Exhibited
Galerie Vincent, Pretoria, Paintings 1948–1950, 21 October to 4 November 1950.