Modern and Contemporary Art: Day Sale

Timed Online Auction, 12 - 27 May 2025

DAY SALE

Sold for

ZAR 49 245
Lot 30
  • Edoardo Villa; Standing Figure
  • Edoardo Villa; Standing Figure
  • Edoardo Villa; Standing Figure


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 49 245
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About this Item

South African 1915-2011
Standing Figure

signed and dated 1978

bronze with a red-brown patina, on a steel base
height: 34cm excluding base, 37cm including base; width: 7,5cm; depth: 7,5cm

Literature

Gerard de Kamper and Chris de Klerk (2021) Villa in Bronze: A Comprehensive Reference to the Castings of Edoardo Villa, Pretoria: University of Pretoria Museum, another cast from the edition illustrated in colour in group composites on pages 65 and 69.

EP Engel (ed) (1980) Edoardo Villa Sculpture, Johannesburg: United Book Distributors, another cast from the edition illustrated in black and white on page 196, plate 68, with the title Figure.

Provenance

Strauss & Co, Johannesburg, 23 August 2021, lot 453.

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