November Online Part III
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 30 November 2021
Birds, Butterflies and Botanicals
About the SessionA number of high-quality and desirable botanical, bird and wildlife artworks – all by established twentieth-century artists, including Dick Findlay, Johan Hoekstra, Bronwyn Mellor and Kenneth Newman – are being de-accessioned from the FirstRand (including FNB and RMB) corporate art collection as the acquisition policy is being streamlined to facilitate re-investing in contemporary South African art.
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About this Item
signed and dated 1993 in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the title in the image
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.
Literature
Michael Frazer (1995) Between Two Shores: Flora and Fauna of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town: David Phillips, illustrations by Liz McMahon.
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