Kalahari Studio
Black plate with a figure wearing a blanket and headdress
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LOT 417
Kalahari Studio
Black plate with a figure wearing a blanket and headdress
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ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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About this Item
South Africa 1948-1973
Black plate with a figure wearing a blanket and headdress
c.1950-1970
impressed with studio mark on the underside
hand-painted and glazed terracotta
height: 4,5cm; diameter 35cm
Notes
Klopkanovs was the source of the figurative designs as can be ascertained by his sketchbooks. He would often draw a circle around a particular figure to get a sense of how it would look on a plate.
Female figures with blankets were a recurring theme. In this example, the natural terracotta colour used to depict the figure, presented against a black background, gives a very dramatic silhouette effect.
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