Keith Alexander
Grand Parade
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 300 000 - 400 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 909 440
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1946-1998
Grand Parade
signed and dated 90; engraved with artist's name and the title on a plaque adhered to the frame
oil on canvas
105 by 75cm excluding frame
Notes
Keith Alexander spent his honeymoon visiting the ghost towns of the Namib and the eerie, sand-sunk wrecks on the country's coast. Generally drawn to the surreal, the enormous, deserted steel hulls sinking and reappearing in the desert, as well as the abandoned buildings preserved in sand, made a lasting impression on the artist. Grand Parade recalls these formative images using a carefully controlled perspective, a serene, low-key palette, and beautifully balanced, symmetrical composition.
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist.
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