Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui, Formerly Cynthia cardui) on Thistle Plant (Cirsium vulgare)
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Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 104
About this Item
Ernest Forbes
Unknown Unknown
Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui, Formerly Cynthia cardui) on Thistle Plant (Cirsium vulgare)
signed
watercolour on artist's board
34,5 by 23cm excluding frame; 77 by 64 by 4,5cm including frame
Notes
FirstRand, including FNB and RMB, are long-term collaborators and partners with the creative arts across South Africa. Over the years, the different businesses have built significant collections, covering diverse art genres. The FirstRand Art Acquisition Policy has been streamlined and has resulted in the collection requiring deaccessioning of an extensive range of high-quality and desirable botanical, bird and wildlife artworks - all by established twentieth century artists.
All proceeds from these auctions will be re-invested in contemporary South African art.
Provenance
FirstRand Collection.
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