Kalahari Studio
Plate with line drawings of three figures wrapped in blankets
About the SessionFrom early Cape furniture to mid-century classics and contemporary pieces, this selection of furniture, ceramics, glass and bronzes, traces a journey through more than two hundred years of South African design.
About this Item
inscribed 'KALAHARI MADE IN S. AFRICA' and impressed with studio mark on the underside
Notes
Aleks, also called Sasha, studied figurative painting and sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts in Sweden. The confident, uninterrupted line drawings decorating this plate, demonstrate his proficiency in figurative drawing.
The Kalahari Studio is renowned for blending local cultural motifs with innovative modernist styles to produce ceramics rich in narrative and meaning. Their legacy lies in the successful fusion of indigenous South African aesthetics with Modernist principles, leaving a lasting impact on mid-20th century ceramic art in South Africa.
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