Alexis Preller
The Lobster
Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 102 420
About this Item
South African 1911-1975
The Lobster
signed and dated '50
oil on canvas laid down on board
6,5 by 10cm excluding frame; 22 by 26 by 3,5cm including frame
Provenance
A wedding gift from the artist to the current owner.
The Coba Diederiks Collection.
Literature
Deichmann (1986) Die Werk van Alexis Preller 1934-1948 'n Catalogue Raisonné, unpublished master's dissertation University of Pretoria, catalogue number 472.
Esmé Berman and Karel Nel (2009) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing, page 278.
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