Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 5 March 2018

Art: Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 863 968
Lot 626
  • Dylan Lewis; Leopard Crushing a Serpent


Lot Estimate
ZAR 600 000 - 900 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 863 968

About this Item

South African 1964-
Leopard Crushing a Serpent
2000

signed, dated 2000, numbered 5/8 and stamped S135

bronze
142,5 by 59,5 by 185cm

Notes

"This sculpture of a leopard crushing a serpent could be seen to explore a mythological idea rather than anything Dylan has personally witnessed."

Ibid, page 216.

Literature

Dylan Lewis: An Untamed Force (2015). Cape Town: Struik Nature. Illustrated on pages 172, 173 and 216.

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