Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

South African Art at the Venice Biennale
About the Session

This Venice Biennale-themed session in Strauss & Co's April online-only auction is timed to coincide with the launch of the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale in late April, and Strauss & Co’s sponsorship of the African Art in Venice Forum 2022 at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal on 20 and 21 April. This session divulges the history of the Venice Biennale and South African art, as the art world converges on Venice. South Africa first became part of the Venice Biennale more than seventy years ago. The cordial relationship between Italy and South Africa over this period has nurtured international support for artists and art organisations in this country and continues to develop today.


Sold for

ZAR 8 208
Lot 20
  • Maggie Laubser; Study: Half Figure - Woman Sitting at Window
  • Maggie Laubser; Study: Half Figure - Woman Sitting at Window
  • Maggie Laubser; Study: Half Figure - Woman Sitting at Window
  • Maggie Laubser; Study: Half Figure - Woman Sitting at Window
  • Maggie Laubser; Study: Half Figure - Woman Sitting at Window


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 208

About this Item

South African 1886-1973
Study: Half Figure - Woman Sitting at Window

signed and dated '20

pencil on paper
28 by 19cm excluding frame; 29 by 20 by 1,5cm including frame

Notes

Maggie Laubser exhibited at the Venice Biennale, South African Pavilion in 1952.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist in 1970 by Mrs D Froneman, Strand.

Literature

Dalene Marais (1994) Maggie Laubser: Her Paintings, Drawings and Graphics. Johannesburg and Cape Town: Perskor, illustrated in black and white on page 101, catalogue number 58.

View all Maggie Laubser lots for sale in this auction


Other lots that might interest you
Irma Stern; From the Visions Portfolio: (Visionen)
Irma Stern
From the Visions Portfolio: (Visionen)
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Maurice van Essche; Profile
Maurice van Essche
Profile
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Maggie Laubser; Portrait Study
Maggie Laubser
Portrait Study
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Wolf Kibel; Nudes
Wolf Kibel
Nudes
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Wolf Kibel; Seated Figures
Wolf Kibel
Seated Figures
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Sydney Carter; Girl in a Garden
Sydney Carter
Girl in a Garden
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000