Guy Tillim
Stanley's Terrace, New Matadi July 2003; Mobutu's Terrace, Gbadolite, Sep 2003, Leopold and Mobutu series, diptych
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Current Bid1 bid
Starting at ZAR 45 000
Location
Cape Town
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South African 1962-
Stanley's Terrace, New Matadi July 2003; Mobutu's Terrace, Gbadolite, Sep 2003, Leopold and Mobutu series, diptych
2003
signed, dated, numbered 4/5 and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin
archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper
image size: 47 by 72,5cm, each; sheet size: 60,5 by 159,5cm; 77 by 73 by 5cm including frame
Exhibited
Stevenson, Cape Town, Leopold and Mobutu, 12 May to 19 June 2004, another example from the edition exhibited with the titles 'The terrace of Stanley's house at Matadi which overlooked the Congo River, July 2003' and 'The marble terrace that extended from Mobutu Sese Seko's bedroom, overlooking a wide valley, at his palace in Gbadolite, July 2003'.
Provenance
Property of a Gentleman.
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