Ranko Pudi

Finally This Inner Conflict Overpowers Him. And He Rises against the Settlers in Grahamstown

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  • Ranko Pudi; Finally This Inner Conflict Overpowers Him. And He Rises against the Settlers in Grahamstown
  • Ranko Pudi; Finally This Inner Conflict Overpowers Him. And He Rises against the Settlers in Grahamstown
  • Ranko Pudi; Finally This Inner Conflict Overpowers Him. And He Rises against the Settlers in Grahamstown


Lot Estimate
ZAR 500 - 700
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Starting at ZAR 500
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Cape Town
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About this Item

South African 1950-
Finally This Inner Conflict Overpowers Him. And He Rises against the Settlers in Grahamstown

signed, numbered 6/20 and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin

colour linocut on tissue paper
image size: 24 by 36cm; 64 by 74 by 2cm including frame

Provenance

The Engen Collection.

Notes

Ranko Pudi, born in 1950 in Makapanstad, Pretoria, grew up in poverty and only started school at age 11 after years of herding goats. Struggling academically, he dropped out and briefly joined a gang before his family’s forced removal to Ga-Rankuwa Township changed his course. There, at 15, a teacher encouraged him to try wood carving, sparking his artistic journey. Though he returned to school at 21, he soon left again, turning instead to fellow artists for guidance. With support from artist Motshile Nthodi, Pudi held his first solo exhibition, establishing himself as an African expressionist known for abstract wood carvings that reflect human struggle and resilience.

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