Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II
Lot Estimate
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 900
About this Item
South African 1945-1988
Man in Despair
bronze
height: 72.5cm; width: 24cm; depth: 23cm
Notes
Thanks to Gavin Watkins and Fernand Haenggi for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Provenance
Originally purchased as a terracotta sculpture in 1973 in Johannesburg, the current owner had the work cast in bronze for the sake of permanence.
Two further editioned copies were made from this casting.
Literature
BANTU (1972) July, volume XIX number 12, pages 16 to 18, illustrated.
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