Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Live Virtual Auction, 5 - 6 April 2022

Figuration: Past and Present

Sold for

ZAR 102 420
Lot 389
  • Johannes Phokela; Pantomime Mortal Chic
  • Johannes Phokela; Pantomime Mortal Chic
  • Johannes Phokela; Pantomime Mortal Chic
  • Johannes Phokela; Pantomime Mortal Chic


Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 102 420

About this Item

South African 1966-
Pantomime Mortal Chic
2000

inscribed with the artist's name on the stretcher

oil on canvas
198,5 by 168 by 3,5cm

Provenance

Die Kunskamer, Cape Town, 13 February 2007.

Private Collection.

Exhibited

Standard Bank Gallery, Johannes Phokela - I like my neighbours, 3 February to 21 March 2009.

Literature

Bruce Haines (2002) 'A Tale of Two Continents', Art South Africa, Vol 01, Issue 01: page 36.

Bruce Haines (2003) 'In Conversation with Johannes Phokela', Artthrob, July 2003, Issue 71: online, https://artthrob.co.za/03july/news/phokela.html.

Standard Bank Gallery (2009) Johannes Phokela - I like my neighbours, exhibition catalogue, Johannesburg: Gallery MOMO and David Krut Publishing, illustrated in colour on page 23.

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