Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
About this Item
South African 1862-1945
The Hammer Worker, maquette
inscribed with the artist’s name and foundry mark
bronze with a brown patina, on a wooden base; cast by the Massa foundry, Rome
height: 12,5cm excluding base
Literature
ML du Toit (1933) Suid-Afrikaanse Kunstenaars: Deel 1, Anton van Wouw, Kaapstad: Nasionale Pers. Another example illustrated, plate 13.
Hans Fransen (1982) Three Centuries of South African Art, Johannesburg: AD Donker. Another example illustrated on page 327, figure 5.
J Ernst (2006) Anton van Wouw: A Biography, Vanderbijlpark: Corals Publishers. Another example illustrated on page 74.
AE Duffey (2008) Anton van Wouw: The Smaller Works, Pretoria: Protea Book House. Nisini and Vignali castings illustrated on pages 89 to 92.
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