South African Artists, seven
South African Artists, seven
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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(2) Neville Lewis (1963) Studio Encounters: Some Reminiscences of a Portrait Painter, Cape Town: Tafelberg Uitgewers, hard cover, illustrated with sixteen black and white plates.
(3) Mike Edwards (2008) Mike Edwards: 50 Years of Portraiture 1958-2008, Pretoria: University of Pretoria, soft cover, illustrated in colour, signed by the artist.
(4) László Kutas (2004) Kutas, Budapest: Poppins Bt. és a Kutas (P'art) Galéria, hard cover, illustrated in colour, text in Hungarian and English, signed by the artist.
(5) David Stover, Esther Mahlangu and F. R. De Jager (2015) Esther Mahlangu 80, exhibition catalogue, Cape Town: UCT Irma Stern Museum, hard cover, illustrated in colour, signed by the artist.
(6) Lina Spies (1992) Kaffie Pretorius en Haar Wêreld, Cape Town: SMK, hard cover, illustrated in colour, text in Afrikaans.
(7) George Ross Munro (2013) James Thackwray: An Unassuming Master, Johannesburg: Paja Publishers, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour.
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