August ART
Timed Online Auction, 1 - 18 August 2025
Sculpture, Ceramics and Books
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
About this Item
South African 1885-1947
Steyn
inscribed with the artist's signature and the title
bronze with a brown patina, on a wooden base, posthumously cast
height: 27cm excluding base, 32cm including base; width: 25cm; depth 26cm
Notes
Marthinus Theunis Steyn (1857-1916) was the last President of the Orange Free State from 1896 to 1902. Eloff visted Steyn on his farm, Onze Rust where he sculpted him. The bust done in eight versions with small differences in terracotta. One was cast in bronze during his lifetime in France and two others posthumously.
- Gerard de Kamper and Chris de Klerk
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