Strauss & co Staff Picks: Modern and Contemporary Art
Online-Only Auction, 26 September - 3 October 2022
Staff Picks
Lot Estimate
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
About this Item
South African 1917-1991
The Synagogue, Gardens, Cape Town
signed and dated 48; inscribed with the title and medium on a label adhered to the reverse
oil on canvas
39,5 by 50cm excluding frame; 52 by 63 by 4cm including frame
Notes
Staff Pick:
Ann Palmer, Senior Art Specialist: "The Gardens Synagogue is a familiar building to me, although this is painted from an unusual angle. I lived in the City Bowl for 25 years and regularly walked through The Company’s Gardens on my way to town or to the SA National Gallery, as it was then. I have always admired this beautiful building, and feel the artist has captured the atmosphere of Cape Town in the wintery sunlight perfectly. This reminds me of a very happy time in my life."
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the current owner's grandmother.
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