Important British, Continental and South African Paintings
Live Auction, 7 September 2009
Session Two
Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 189 380
About this Item
South African 1931-1994
Don't Leave Me Alone (Musani) (LS 7917)
wood and black polish
52 by 67 by 48cm
Notes
The figure is of a blind woman who used to sell oranges outside a Soweto school during breaks and at the end of school. She and her oranges were taken by some children to the school and then taken home again at the end of the day. On one particular day Lucas Sithole was driving past when he heard the woman crying out "Musani ukungishiya" (Don't leave me behind) as she feared that the children would leave without taking her home.
Provenance
Gallery 21, Johannesburg
Literature
Post, Johannesburg 28.09.1979 (illustrated)
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