Fanie Eloff
Discus Thrower
About this Item
South African 1885-1947
Discus Thrower
c.1924
signed
bronze with a brown patina
height: 69cm; width: 32,5cm; depth: 18cm
Notes
Conceived in 1924, this example was posthumously cast at the Vignali Foundry, Pretoria.
Literature
Gerard de Kamper and Chris de Klerk ( 2011) Sculptured: The Complete Works of Fanie Eloff, Pretoria: The Department of UP Arts, University of Pretoria, illustrated in colour as figure 63 on page 81.
Provenance
Strauss & Co, Johannesburg, 16 May 2022, lot 29.
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