Woven Legacies: Celebrating African Artistry

Timed Online Auction, 6 - 20 February 2024

Woven Legacies
  • Cecil Skotnes; Three Figures-Black and White, tapestry, 2019
  • Cecil Skotnes; Three Figures-Black and White, tapestry, 2019
  • Cecil Skotnes; Three Figures-Black and White, tapestry, 2019


Lot Estimate
ZAR 400 000 - 500 000

About this Item

South African 1926-2009
Three Figures-Black and White, tapestry, 2019

signed by Pippa Skotness, dated 2019, numbered 4/4, inscribed with the artist's name, the title, 'The Stephens Tapestry Studio', and the weavers names Margaret Zulu, Rhoda Sori and Virginia Mazwaba on a label sewn to the reverse

mohair wool and tapestry thread on tapestry canvas, signed by Pippa Skotness, dated 2019, numbered 4/4, inscribed with the artist's name, the title, 'The Stephens Tapestry Studio', and the weavers names Margaret Zulu, Rhoda Sori and Virginia Mazwaba
277 by 189cm, unframed

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