Herman van Nazareth
Abstract Portrait II
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 900
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About this Item
South African 1936-2026
Abstract Portrait II
signed on the reverse
oil on board
60 by 68cm excluding frame; 74 by 81 by 3cm including frame
Notes
'Van Nazareth's representation of the human figure - and in particular the human face - makes us conscious again that we are confronted with multiple perspectives. This multiplicity may be the result of various insights into the human condition, although it might well be coloured with the emotional tone of a specific condition in the artist's life: his personal or compassionate involvement with the events around him'.1 Says Van Nazareth: 'Art is nothing but learning to see'.2
1. Etienne Vermeersch (2011) Herman van Nazareth: Schilder/Painter, Oostkamp: Stichting Kunstboek, page 7.
2. Ibid, back page.
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