April ART

Timed Online Auction, 11 - 22 April 2025

Impression/Expression
  • John Moore; A Ripple of Laughter (Ujejane)
  • John Moore; A Ripple of Laughter (Ujejane)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000

About this Item

South African 1972-
A Ripple of Laughter (Ujejane)

signed, dated '98, numbered 7/30 and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin

colour woodcut on paper
image size: 54 by 19cm; sheet size: 58,5 by 23,5cm, unframed

Notes

Ujejane is the isiXhosa word for the paradise flycatcher. Symbolising joy, it means 'a ripple of laughter,' inspired by the bird's playful, melodic call that echoes through the trees.

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