Modern and Contemporary Art: Day Sale
Timed Online Auction, 12 - 27 May 2025
DAY SALE
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
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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