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.

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  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
  • Peter Clarke; Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two
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ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
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ZAR 7 035

About this Item

Peter Clarke
South African 1929-2014
Red Apples; Plain Furniture, two

each signed and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin, one numbered 20/50, the other inscribed a/p

colour linocut on paper
the first: image size: 8 by 6,5cm, sheet size: 21 by 15cm; the second: image size: 7,5 by 6,5cm; sheet size: 15 by 11,5cm; 32 by 27,5 by 3cm including frame

Notes

Peter Clarke exhibited at the Venice Biennale, South African Pavilion in 1964.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the current owner.

Literature

Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin (2011) Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke, Johannesburg: Standard Bank, Plain Furniture is illustrated on page 168.

Peter Clarke (1991) Plain Furniture, Cape Town: Snailpress, illustrated on the cover.

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