La Motte
A Tribute to the Life and Work of JH Pierneef
Session One
About the SessionStrauss & 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.
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Esme Berman and Karel Nel
Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows and Collected Images
ZAR 4 000 - 5 000
Tretchikoff: The People's Painter
ZAR 1 000 - 2 000
JH Pierneef in Print deluxe edition
ZAR 8 000 - 9 000
Irma Stern and the Racial Paradox of South African Modern Art, Audacities of Color
ZAR 500 - 600
Walter Battiss
The Artists of the Rock
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Various Authors
Irma Stern, eight
ZAR 400 - 500
