Notes

The tapestry was hand-woven by Marguerite Stephens and includes the original cartoon by the artist, commissioned by Engen.

Verster collaborated frequently with Marguerite Stephens, notably creating large works for various corporate and public collections. Together they created the carpets for the Constitutional Court chamber, three large tapestries for Rhodes House in Oxford to celebrate the centenary of the death of Cecil Rhodes and the start of the new Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and, featured in the present lot, five tapestries to be held in the Mobil Court Art Collection (presently known as the Engen Collection). ²

² Carol Brown (ed) (2008) Past/Present: Works by Andrew Verster from 1994-2008, exhibition catalogue, Durban: Orange Juice Designs, page 30.

Provenance

The Engen Collection.