Art for the Arch Auction for the Tutu Legacy Fund

Live Virtual Auction, 22 September 2021

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 2 345
Lot 132
  • Bheki Sibiya; Untitled (Light)
  • Bheki Sibiya; Untitled (Light)
  • Bheki Sibiya; Untitled (Light)
  • Bheki Sibiya; Untitled (Light)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 2 345

About this Item

South African 1996-
Untitled (Light)

signed, dated 2021 and numbered 1/5 in pencil in the margin

linocut and screenprint
image size: 61 by 42,5cm; sheet size: 71 by 50cm, unframed

Notes

"My work is about the important role Desmund Tutu has played in our country during the era of oppression. He was then and remains a beacon of hope for others; spiritually empowering our people with God's glory, and being the light during those very dark days." –Bheki Sibiya

Bheki Sibiya is a South African artist born and raised on the East Rand, Katlehong. Sibiya completed his third year at Artist Proof Studio in 2020. Sibiya participated in various projects affiliated with the Special Projects Unit at Artist Proof Studio which is involved in a number of corporate commissions including work for Bidvest Bank and Hogan Lovell. 

Provenance

Donated by the artist. Courtesy of Artist Proof Studio, Johannesburg.

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