Modern and Contemporary Art

Live Virtual Auction, 21 September 2022

Day Sale
  • Ruth Prowse; Malay Quarter
  • Ruth Prowse; Malay Quarter
  • Ruth Prowse; Malay Quarter


Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000

About this Item

South African 1883-1967
Malay Quarter

signed with the artist's monogram and dated '56

oil on canvas laid down on board
39,5 by 30cm excluding frame; 52 by 40 by 5cm including frame

Provenance

A gift from the artist to the current owner’s father, J D de Villiers Truter, Trustee of the Ruth Prowse School of Art.

Literature

F L Alexander (1962) Art in South Africa since 1900, Cape Town: AA Balkema, illustrated on page 74, figure no. 36.

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