Art for the Arch Auction for the Tutu Legacy Fund

Live Virtual Auction, 22 September 2021

Day Sale

Sold for

ZAR 1 173
Lot 12
  • Laura van Riet; Pensive (Portrait of Breyton Paulse)
  • Laura van Riet; Pensive (Portrait of Breyton Paulse)
  • Laura van Riet; Pensive (Portrait of Breyton Paulse)
  • Laura van Riet; Pensive (Portrait of Breyton Paulse)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 000 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 173

About this Item

South African 20th Century
Pensive (Portrait of Breyton Paulse)

signed; signed and inscribed with the title on the reverse

oil on canvas
83,5 by 60cm excluding frame; 98 by 74 by 5cm including frame

Notes

Laura van Riet studied History of Art through UNISA and grew up in Worcester, South Africa. Here she became involved in the Hugo Naudé Art Centre and established herself as a botanical artist. More recently she explores a variety of themes including portraiture and her style has become more abstract and loose. She currently resides in Hermanus.

Provenance

Donated by the artist.

Framing courtesy of Maxwoods Framers and Gilders.

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