Kevin Roberts
Herring Bone Cow
Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 93 800
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1965-2009
Herring Bone Cow
signed with the artist's initials, dated 03, numbered 3/12 and impressed with the Dionysus Sculpture Works foundry mark
bronze with a brown patina, on a cast stone base
height: 59cm excluding base, 64cm including base; width: 50cm; depth: 20cm
Notes
Kevin Roberts often includes cows/bulls in his work as powerful symbols of human connection to nature and culture. Fascinated by 'the intimate and long relationship between man and cattle in Africa', Roberts uses the cow to suggest ideas of possession, wealth, worship, and the female principle. By placing cows on palettes or trestles, he evokes both reverence and the deep-seated role of cattle in African life. Through these symbols, Roberts enriches his paintings with layered meanings that invite personal interpretation while celebrating tradition and spirituality.
Ingrid Stevens
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