Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 9 November 2015
Session 1
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 73 892
About this Item
South African 1911-1975
Three Benin Figures
signed on the reverse
oil on canvas laid down on panel
15 by 20cm excluding frame
Provenance
Acquired directly from Joan Hoather, Gainsborough Gallery, Johannesburg
Literature
Berman, Esmé and Nel, Karel. (2009) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. The carved Benin Figure illustrated on page 289.
Berman, Esmé and Nel, Karel. (2009) Alexis Preller: Collected Images, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. A photograph of the artist's Ygdrasil studio with the carved Benin Figures illustrated on page 53.
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