Various Authors

South African Artists, ten

Session One
About the Session

Strauss & Co is pleased to offer art books from prominent private collectors’ libraries in Johannesburg. Rare books by such artists as Irma Stern (Zanzibar (1943) and Congo (1947) form part of the sale. Also, the very first monographs on such artists as Maggie Laubser (1944) and JH Pierneef (1945). Every book published on these artists, as well as on others such as Walter Battiss, Norman Catherine, Alexis Preller, and Maud Sumner form part of this highly select library collection. In addition, a second art library contains a rare collection of books on British sculptor, Henry Moore covering his sculptures, drawings and prints on offer. The third library on sale features some sought after monographs of the art of William Kentridge.


Sold for

ZAR 1 802
Lot 11
  • Various Authors; South African Artists, ten
  • Various Authors; South African Artists, ten


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 802
Location
Johannesburg
Shipping
Condition Report
May include additional detailed images

About this Item

Various Authors
South African Artists, ten
(1) Everard Read, Lionel Smit: Accumulation (2013) exhibition catalogue, Johannesburg: Everard Read, soft cover, illustrated in colour

(2) Justin Fox, The Life and Work of Francois Krige (2000) Vlaberg: Fernwood Press, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(3) Cyril Coetzee, Harold Voigt: The Poetry of Sight (2006) Johannesburg: Gallery Press in Association with Everard Read Gallery, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(4) Johan van Rooyen, Maggie Laubser (1974) Cape Town: C. Struik Publishers, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(5) Nirox Sculpture Park, Edoardo Villa: Changing Worlds (2009) exhibition catalogue, Johannesburg: Everard Read Gallery, soft cover, illustrated in colour

(6) J. du P. Scholtz, Moses Kottler: His Cape Years (1976) Cape Town: Tfelberg Publishers Limited hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(7) Dieter Bertram, Cecil Higgs: Close Up, a Biography by D. R. Bertram (1994) Johannesburg: William Waterman Publications, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(8) D. M. Joubert, The Art of Zakkie Eloff (1992) Cape Town: Vlaberg Publishers, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(9) A. Gordon-Brown, Christopher Webb Smith: An Artist at the Cape of Good Hope 1837-1839 (1965) Cape Town: Howard Timmins, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour

(10) E. J. de Jager, Images of Man: Contemporary South African Black Art and Artists (1992) Alice: Fort Hare University Press, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour



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