Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Selfies
About the Session

The Self Portrait has a long standing tradition in art history as a popular subject matter by artists. According to art historian Marjory Reynolds’s “Everything you do is a portrait of yourself.” The self portraits in this session give insight into the historical roots of the modern day smartphone 'Selfie.' 

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ZAR 29 313
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  • Gerard Bhengu; Self-Portrait
  • Gerard Bhengu; Self-Portrait
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ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
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ZAR 29 313

About this Item

Gerard Bhengu
South African 1910-1990
Self-Portrait

signed and dated '59; inscribed with the title and dated December 1959 on the reverse

watercolour on paper
35,5 by 27cm excluding frame; 56 by 49 by 3cm including frame

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