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South African Art, four
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) Esmé Berman (1983) Art and Artists of South Africa: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary and Historical Survey of Painters, Sculptors and Graphic Artists Since 1875, New Updated and Enlarged Edition, Cape Town: A A Balkema, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in black and white and colour.
(3) Jillian Carman (2010) One Hundred Years of Collecting: The Johannesburg Art Gallery, exhibition catalogue, Johannesburg: The Johannesburg Art Gallery, hard cover, illustrated in colour.
(4) Lucy Alexander and Evelyn Cohen (1990) 150 South African Paintings: Past and Present, Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers, hard cover with dust jacket, illustrated in colour.
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