Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021
Works on Paper
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 139
About this Item
South African 1906-1982
Scene near the Sibasa Road
signed, dated May 1931 and inscribed with the title and a dedication 'To Dr Kirk-Cohen from WW Battiss' in the margin
pencil and watercolour on paper
13 by 24,5cm excluding frame; 29,5 by 39,5 by 3cm including frame
Notes
According to the current owner, her grandfather Dr Kirk-Cohen took the young Walter Battiss, then an unknown, struggling artist, under his wing whenever he stayed near Polokwane (then Pietersburg). The artist accompanied the doctor on house calls and gave his host this painting in appreciation of the hospitality he had received. Sibasa is located in the present day Limpopo Province, to the northeast of Polokwane near Pafuri.
Provenance
Given to Dr Kirk-Cohen by the artist.
Thence by descent.
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