March Art

Timed Online Auction, 1 - 11 March 2024

Art Club
About the Session

Step into the captivating realm of South African artistry in our monthly auction session, Art Club. Featuring esteemed talents like Mongezi Ncaphayi, Zander Blom and Nelson Makamo, each piece resonates with cultural depth and creative flair.

Other works of interest are a trio of striking landscapes by Vera Volschenk, each coming onto the market with attractive estimates: The Sleeping Beauty - Riversdale (estimate R3 000 - 5 000), Arbeidsgenot (Dist Riversdale) (estimate R5 000 - 7 000), and The Lagoon – Nature’s Valley (estimate at R5 000 - 7 000).

“Another standout piece of the Art Club session is Colony II (estimate R50 000 - 70 000) by Penny Siopis. This woven mohair tapestry is part of Siopis’s early 1990s Colony series. Created by the Marguerite Stephens Tapestry Studios, it measures 137cm x 150cm x 1.5cm and features inscriptions with the names of the weavers, Lillian Simelan and Gladys Ntontela,” says Kayleen Wrigley, sale lead and Strauss & Co specialist.

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Strauss & Cos March ART timed online sale closes in 1-minute intervals from 2 pm on Monday, 11 March 2024.


  • Peter Clarke; Thirst
  • Peter Clarke; Thirst
  • Peter Clarke; Thirst
All images © Succession Peter Clarke | DALRO


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000

About this Item

South African 1929-2014
Thirst

signed, numbered A/P and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin

colour woodcut on paper
image size: 8,5 by 7cm; 36 by 28 by 2cm including frame

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the current owner.

Literature

Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin (2011) Listening to the Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke, Johannesburg: Standard Bank, illustrated in colour on page 151.

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