Cynthia Villet-Gardner

Mythological Figures

Current Bid

-
Lot 219
  • Cynthia Villet-Gardner; Mythological Figures
  • Cynthia Villet-Gardner; Mythological Figures
  • Cynthia Villet-Gardner; Mythological Figures


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
Current Bid
Bid now to get first bidder discount
Starting at ZAR 3 000
Location
Cape Town
Shipping
Condition Report
May include additional detailed images
Need more information?
 

About this Item

Cynthia Villet-Gardner
South African 1934-2018
Mythological Figures
1974

signed and dated

oil on paper
54 by 37,5cm excluding frame; 76,5 by 59,5 by 4cm including frame

Notes

"By drawing into a surface of oil and sand, Villet echoes the cryptic calligraphy of rock artists, creating subtle, almost secretive inscriptions and intriguing surface elements."1

1.Michael Stevenson (ed) (2001) Works from a Private Collection of Contemporary South African Art on Permanent Loan to the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, University of Cape Town, Cape Town: University of Cape town, unpaginated.

Literature

Michael Stevenson (ed) (2001) Works from a Private Collection of Contemporary South African Art on Permanent Loan to the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, University of Cape Town, Cape Town: University of Cape town, illustrated in black and white, unpaginated, cat. no. 46.

Provenance

Property of a Gentleman.