Brecon Landscape
Taffy (Matthew) Whippman
About this Item
South African 1901-1973
Brecon Landscape
signed and dated 70; inscribed with the artist's name, date and title on a label adhered to the reverse
oil on paper
39,5 by 52,5cm excluding frame; 62 by 75 by 2cm including frame
Notes
"He was an abstract painter who reinforced one's sense of the real world and its forms. He gave to his lyricism a monumental strength. He was self-effacing but he stamped all his work with his personality". -Judith Mason1
1. Judith Mason (1977) 'Mathew Whippman', in Lantern, August, Vol. XXVI, No.4.
Provenance
Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection.
Literature
Matthys Strydom (2021) Nog Stories Teen My Muur, George: LW Hiemstra Trust, illustrated in colour on page 120
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