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Fine ArtSession 2

Fine Art7 December 2013

Session 2

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P140 Cecil Skotnes, Still Life

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Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982)Seaside Watercolour, signed, Thursday 7pm 10/8/7221 x 30cm R5 000 – R7 000

Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982)FemalesScreenprint, signed, edition 2/3045 x 64cm R6 000 – R9 000

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Mayer, (Ernst Karl) Erich (SA 1876 - 1960)Rustenburg farmhouseWatercolour, signed, 194115 x 25,2cm R1 500 – R2 500

Abrams, Lionel (South African 1931 - 1997)The lunch on the grass with Bluma and JackPen and ink, signed, two works in the lot26 x 20cm each R1 200 – R1 800

Boys, George (South African 1930 - )Abstract compositionMonotype, signed, 197359,7 x 47cm R800 – R1 200

Sdoya, Carlo (South African, 1914-1996)Two fi gures on beach, CapeOil on board, signed59,5 x 74,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

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Maggs, Marge (South African 1940 - )Extensive farmscapeOil on board, signed87 x 118cm R5 000 – R7 000

Claerhout, Fr. Frans (South African 1919 - 2006)CoupleMixed media, signed57 x 39,5cm R2 500 – R3 500

Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (South African 1886 - 1957) Landscape SoutpansbergPhotolithograph with printed signature22 x 32cm R500 – R800

Oldert, Johannes (South African 1912 - 1984) Bluegums and roadOil on board, signed50 x 75,5cm R4 000 – R5 000

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Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982)Mythical faceScreenprint, signed, edition 10/1057 x 77,5cm R8 000 – R12 000

P11

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Mccaw, Terence John (SA 1913 - 1978)The BridgeWatercolour, signed41 x 30cm R2 000 – R3 000

Heyns, Michael Ferreira (SA 1946 - )Granaat: DonkerOil on board, signed39,5 x 34,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

Rezia, Felice Auguste (Italian)Street scenesOil on canvas, signed, 1945, two works in the lot39,5 x 19cm R4 000 – R6 000

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Maseko, Joe (Joseph Ramapulane) (SA) (1940 – 2008)Township scenePastel, signed60 x 68cm R3 000 – R4 000

Kobeli, Eli (South African 1932 - 1999)Township sceneMixed media, signed52,5 x 72,5cm R3 000 – R5 000

Sdoya, Carlo (South African 1914 - 1996)RivergladeOil on board, signed, 59,5 x 74,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

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Van Heerden, Louis (South African 1941 - )Still life with blue eggsWatercolour, signed, 78 x 56cm R3 500 – R4 500

Van Heerden, Louis (South African 1941 - )Still life with eggsWatercolour, signed78 x 56cm R3 500 – R4 500

Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (SA 1952 - ) Gossipers Etching, signed, 2006, edition 7/5037 x 46cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Glindoni, Hennry Gillard Henry (British, 1852 - 1913)Mandolin player and CavalierOil on board, signed, 1877, two works in the lot, Cavalier has some paint damage68 x 38,5cm each R4 000 – R5 000

Klar, Otto (SA 1908 - 1994) Ndebele womenInk on paper, signed,4 x 7,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

Maggs, Marge (South African 1940 - ) The gap Port St Johns high seasOil on board, signed56 x 87cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Sdoya, Carlo (South African, 1914-1996)District sixOil on board, signed59,5 x 74,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

Piper, John (British, 1903-1992)CathedralLithograph, signed, edition 25/7578 x 56cm R5 000 – R8 000

Sdoya, Carlo (South African, 1914-1996)Bo KaapOil on board, signed59,5 x 74,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

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Flint, William Russell Sir (British 1880 - 1969)LandscapeLithograph, signed51 x 69cm R2 800 – R3 200

Oerder, Frans David(South Africa 1867 - 1944)Still life with lantern and bowlPencil, signed, 60 x 47cm R5 000 – R7 000

Mogano, David (Phoshoko) (South African 1932 - 2000)Visiting familyWatercolour, signed, 36 x 26,4cm R5 000 – R6 000

Desmond, Nerine (South African 1908 - 1993)LandscapeWatercolour, signed, 25,5 x 31,5cm R1 000 – R1 500

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Van Rijn, Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606-1669)Jan Lutma GoldsmithEtching22 x 17,5cm R12 000 – R18 000

P31

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Enwright, J J (American, 1905)At Harwich PortCape CodOil on canvas, signed70 x 95,5cm R3 000 – R5 000

Barker, George H (American, 1920 - )Cattle grazingOil on canvas, signed69,5 x 90cm R1 500 – R2 500

Sdoya, Carlo (South African, 1914-1996)Boats in harbour, CapeOil on board, signed59,5 x 74,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

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Le Roux, Isabel (South African 20Th Century)Still life fl owers and fruitOil on canvas, signed100 x 75 R8 000 – R12 000

P35

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De Jongh, Gabriel (South African 1913 - 2004)Farmhouse in valleyOil on canvas, signed59 x 90cm R12 000 – R16 000

P36

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Ferri, Augusto (Italian, Born After 1829 - Died After 1895)Still life ducksOil on canvas, signed68 x 97,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

Sibiya, Lucky Madlo (South African 1942 -1999)Figures and cattleScreenprint, signed, 1979, artists proof62 x 44cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Bailey, Beezy (SA 1962 -)Figure studyInk on paper, signed114 x 44cm R12 000 – R14 000

Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (South African 1886 - 1957)Cape Dutch house Krommerivier, Photolithograph with printed signature22 x 37,7cm R1 200 – R1 600

Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (SA 1886 - 1957)Kruiskerk Tulbagh, Photolithograph with printed signature24 x 28,5cm R1 000 – R1 500

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Boshoff, Adriaan (South African 1935 - 2007)Still life bowl of daisiesOil on board, signed121 x 90,5cm R100 000 – R130 000

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Mason Attwood, Judith Seelawder (SA 1938 - )Serenade Lithograph, signed, edition 30/50 - fi ve works in the lot43 x 30cm R3 000 – R5 000

Voigt, Harold Frederick (SA 1939 - )Elephants watercolour and gouache, signed, 1974, 30 x 69cm R1 500 – R2 500

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This closely observed portrait by George Pemba exhibits the mastery over the medium of watercolour for which he is celebrated. The portrait is most likely a life study, which was done fairly quickly, but in which Pemba has captured a clear likeness and an exquisite sense of light falling on the subject’s earnest and somewhat resigned face. Lize van Robbroeck argues that Pemba’s portraits of African subjects are more than simple exercises in depiction, but rather serve to illustrate his “African Nationalist subjectivity” and attempt to give voice to a new African identity (2008: 218). In this way, what seems like a neutral portrait is in fact a political statement, in which Pemba seeks to use “the ‘universal language’ of art-making to bridge the gap between colonizer and colonized” (2008: 219). This is manifest in this painting of an African woman, which closely resembles portraits by European masters in pose and style – making the claim that profi ciency in painting is not unique to only one culture and also that the African subject bears a close likeness to the ‘coloniser’ when represented on these terms. This is reinforced by an entry from Pemba’s journal in which he states a desire for his paintings to depict the common humanity of all people: “in the end black and white will discover that both are only men” (quoted in Miles 1997: 72). S V*References: 1. MILES, E. 1997. Land and Lives: A Story of Early Black Artists. Cape Town: Human and Rousseau. 2. VAN ROBBROECK, L. 2008. Beyond the Tradition/ Modernity Dialectic: African nationalist subjectivities in South African print and visual culture of the early twentieth century. Cultural Studies. 22(2): 209-233.

Pemba, George Mnyalaza Milwa (South African 1912 - 2001)PortraitWatercolour, signed, 197930 x 20,5cm R25 000 – R35 000

P45

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Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982)BelliesWatercolour, signed45 x 66cm R7 000 – R10 000

P46

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Van Der Merwe, Eben (South African, 1932 - )AbstractOil on board, signed43,5 x 57cm R10 000 – R13 000

P47

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Dingemans, Johannes (Jan) (South African 1921 - 2001)Group of ladiesOil on board, signed29,5 x 44cm R10 000 – R13 000

Woodrow, Mervyn (Prof) (South African 1932 - )Lady with bowlOil on board, signed90,5 x 59,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

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Style of Morgan, Frederick (British, 1856-1927)See SawOil on canvas, Bears signature58,5 x 48,5cm R8 000 – R12 000

P50

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Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982 )Figures and birdsWhite ink on paper, signed36 x 50cm R7 000 – R10 000

Van Den Daele, Casimir (Belgian, 1818-1880)Interior sceneOil on panel, signed69,5 x 90cm R8 000 – R12 000

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Mashile, Colbert (South African 1972 - )The fourth oneWatercolour, signed74 x 54,5cm R8 000 – R10 000

Mashile, Colbert (South African 1972 - )Members onlyWatercolour, signed74 x 54,5cm R8 000 – R10 000

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Klar, Otto (South African 1908 - 1994)House with treeCharcoal, signed27 x 18cm R1 500 – R2 000

Dingemans, Johannes (Jan) (South African 1921 - 2001)Still life with fl owers and fruitOil on board, signed34 x 25,5cm R3 000 – R4 000

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Coetzer, Willem Hermanus (South African 1900 - 1983)Between Lydenberg and Pilgrims RestOil on board, signed29 x 39cm R15 000 – R20 000

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Klar, Otto (South African 1908 - 1994)Still life daisiesOil on board, signed24 x 34,5cm R8 000 – R12 000

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Klar, Otto (South African 1908 - 1994)Village scene with fi guresOil on board, signed23,5 x 60cm R12 000 – R16 000

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Kentridge, William Joseph (South African 1955 - )SeedbedEtching, signed, proof39,4 x 53,5cm R13 000 – R16 000

P60

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Hancock, Bruce (South African 1912-1990)Figures in poplar fi eldOil on board, signed39 x 49cm R4 500 – R5 500

Jarosynska, Karen (South African 1937 - )The HammockOil on canvas, signed, 1976, has one restoration spot69,5 x 89,5cm R10 000 – R20 000

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Sumner, Maud Eyston (South African 1902 - 1985)ThamesWatercolour, signed48 x 61cm R25 000 – R35 000

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Blom, Willem Adriaan (Wim) (South African 1927 - )Reclining fi gureOil on board, signed, 1973, 21 x 29cm R4 000 – R6 000

Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (South African 1952 - )Dear Ella FitzgeraldScreenprint, signed, 2002, edition 23/5074 x 104cm R7 000 – R10 000

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Roos, Nicholas Oswald (Nico) Prof (SA 1940 - 2008)Abstract landscapeOil on canvas, signed, 199359 x 78,5cm R8 000 – R12 000

Sdoya, Carlo (South African, 1914-1996)Fishing boats at seaOil on board, signed59,5 x 74,5cm R5 000 – R7 000

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Nel, Mathijs Isak (Thijs) (South African 1943 - )LandscapeOil on canvas, signed, 198050 x 40,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

Style Of Philips WouwermanFigures on horsebackOil on panel, signed, with plaque Philips Wouwerman 1619-166837,3 x 55,2cm R5 000 – R8 000

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Dingemans, Johannes (Jan) (South African 1921 - 2001)Group of six ladiesOil on board, signed29 x 32cm R8 000 – R10 000

Stopforth, Paul (South African 1945 - )The AmbassadorLithograph, signed, 1987, edition 5/539 x 27cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Kentridge, William Joseph (South African 1955 - )Tiepolo outside MachadadorpScreenprint, signed, 1986, artist proof33 x 35cm R25 000 – R35 000

P72

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Dali, Salvador (Spanish 1904 - 1989)The weddingColoured etching, signed, edition 78/9536 x 26,5cm R6 000 – R8 000

Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (South African 1952 - )Dedicated to Victor Ndlazilwana, Screenprint, signed, 1994, edition 27/3045 x 65cm R7 000 – R10 000

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Clave, Antonio (Spanish 1913 - ?)Abstract compositionLithograph, signed, edition 11/50104,5 x 74,5cm R3 000 – R5 000

Priechenfried, Alois Heinrich (Austrian, 1867-1953)An interesting letterOil on canvas, signed, slight paint loss67,3 x 72,5cm R10 000 – R13 000

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Fern, Emily (South African 1881 - 1953)Still life dahliasOil on canvas behind glass, signed, has some restoration75 x 60cm R5 000 – R8 000

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De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (South African 1885 - 1942)The Old Hugenot Cottage French HoekEtching, signed22 x 27,4cm R1 200 – R1 600

De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (South African 1885 - 1942)Groot ConstantiaEtching, signed22 x 27,4cm R1 200 – R1 600

De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (South African 1885 - 1942)The Berg river Paarl CapeEtching, signed22,5 x 27,5cm R1 200 – R1 600

De Jongh, Tinus (Marthinus - Johannes) (South African 1885 - 1942)KronendalEtching, signed22 x 27,4cm R1 200 – R1 600

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Mahlanghu, Speelman (South African) Figures and bird Oil on canvas, signed75 x 75cm R6 000 – R8 000

Oldert, Johannes (South African 1912 - 1984) BluegumsOil on board, signed60 x 90cm R4 000 – R6 000

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Portway, Douglas Owen (South African 1922 - 1993)HermaphroditeOil on canvas, signed, 196499 x 72cm R40 000 – R50 000

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Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (South African 1952 - )Traffi c lightMixed media and collage, signed, 199990 x 69cm R30 000 – R40 000

P85

Sam Nhlengethwa typically produces colourful images using collaged material, primarily made up of faces, making this large work characteristic of his style. The faces, which have been carefully cut out of magazines and newspapers, are combined into a crowd of people standing at a traffi c light. Some wear the clothes they were imaged in and others have been clothed by Nhlengethwa in bold fl at colours. While still creating a sense of real depth, the shift in sizes of the faces, the transition of some into black and white and the harshly cut edges – some losing the tops of their heads – disrupts the suspension of disbelief in the image. It also disguises some of the more enigmatic characters, like the young girl in the bottom right who seems to be resting her head on the yellow chest of the woman above her. In one sense, Nhlengethwa creates a fairly common scene in that he brings together strangers – maybe waiting to cross the street at the traffi c light – but, in another sense, the combination of characters and the uneasiness of the way they share space propels this image into something more. S V*

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Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990),Square stoneware vase37cm height R800 – R1 200

Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990)Blue and white fl oral porcelain ginger jar29,5cm height R700 – R1 000

Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990)Blue and white fl oral porcelain ginger jar21cm height R500 – R800

Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990), Brown fl oral stoneware vase, 56cm height R1 500 – R2 000

Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990)Blue and white fl oral porcelain ginger jar14cm height R600 – R900

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Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990)Blue fl oral stoneware vase56cm height R1 500 – R2 500

Morris, Tim (South African 1942 - )Stoneware vase47cm height R1 200 – R1 800

Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990)Brown and blue square stoneware lidded jar R600 – R900

Morris, Tim (South African 1941 - 1990)Brown and blue fl oral porcelain ginger jar33cm height R1 200 – R1 800

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Style of Vroom, Hendrik Corelisz (Dutch 1566-1640)Dutch ship near coastal fortressOil on panel, some paint damage and back girdle24,5 x 62cm R7 000 – R10 000

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Steynberg, Coert L Arca Frsa Fial (SA 1905 - 1982)Bust of J G StrydomBronze, height ex. base 33cm R2 500 – R3 500

Naude, Andre (South African 1950 - )PortraitOil on board, signed25 x 25cm R1 500 – R2 000

Munyaradzi, Henry (Zim, 1931-1998) Head, serpentine Signed21cm height R4 000 – R6 000

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De Beul, Henri (Belgian, 1845-1900)SheepOil on panel, signed29,3 x 39,5cm R8 000 – R12 000

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Le Sueur, Louis (South African, 1952 - ) Porcupine HeadBronze, signed, 196717cm height R3 000 – R5 000

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COTTRELL, KENT (1887 - ?)Collection of fourteen pencil sketches from travel in AfricaSigned41 x 32cm R3 000 – R5 000

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Figure studyMarble, signed G R1 000 – R1 500

P101

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Lennon, John (British, 1940-1980)SabiLithograph, signed by Yoko Ono Lennon52 x 62cm R8 000 – R10 000

Koloane, David (South African 1938 - )PortraitMixed media on paper, signed, 198727 x 33cm R5 000 – R8 000

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Peers, Charles E (SA 1875 - 1944)Groote Schuur & MeerlustPencil sketch, signed, two works in the lot, 18 x 30cm & 21,5 x 30,5cm R1 000 – R1 500

Van Heerden, Louis (South African 1941 - )Still life fl owersOil on canvas, signed, 50 x 45cm R7 000 – R9 000

Tugwell, Christopher (SA 1938 - ) Riverscape with trees and landscape, Oil on board, signed59.5 x 44.3cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Kahn, Isaac (Lithuanian, 1950) Abstract compositionGiclee, signed, edition AP 1/2, 60 x 80cm R4 000 – R6 000

Skilleter, Pat (South African 1922 - ) English countrytown sceneOil on canvas, signed39 x 49cm R2 000 – R3 000

Schimmel, Fred (South African 1928 - 2009)The red earthLithograph, signed, 1978, edition 21/75,62 x 44cm R800 – R1 200

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Donaldson, Kim (South African 1952 - ) BuffaloPastel, signed52,5 x 71cm R2 500 – R3 500

Mbatha, Azaria (South African 1941 - )Silkscreen on fabric74 x 110cm R1 500 – R2 500

Oberholzer, Obie (South African, 1947) MannequinsPhotograph, signed, 1998, photography section Rhodes University58,5 x 76,5cm R1 500 – R2 500

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European School 19th CThe violinistOil on canvas, some paint damage75 x 49,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

Wood, Trevor (1930 - )PercussionOil on board, signed, 196576 x 122cm R1 500 – R2 500

Tobiasse, Theo(Israeli/French, 1927 - )The coupleLithograph, signed, edition LXXXVII/C69 x 53cm R4 000 – R6 000

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Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (South African 1952 - )TeacherEtching, signed, edition 35/50, 50 x 35cm R2 000 – R3 000

Nhlengethwa, Jabulane Sam (South African 1952 - )GrannyEtching, signed, edition PP, 50 x 35cm R2 000 – R3 000

Romm, Nina (South African 1949 - )Abstract compositionCollage and mixed media, 63,5 x 91cm R1 200 – R1 800

Cundall-Allen, Joan (South African) LandscapeOil on board, signed60 x 90 cm R2 500 – R3 500

Meerkotter, Dirk Adriaan (South African 1922 - )Namakwaland IIScreenprint, signed, edition54 x 43cm R1 000 – R1 500

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Sumner, Maud Eyston (South African 1902 - 1985)Young girlPencil sketch, signed, 193936,5 x 28,5cm R3 000 – R4 000

Sumner, Maud Eyston (South African 1902 - 1985)Figure studyPencil sketch, signed, 193941,5 x 28,5cm R3 000 – R4 000

Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Abstract composition and letter to his sister 56 x 76cm R2 500 – R3 500

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Van Der Wat, Hannatjie (SA 1923 - )Abstract compositionLithograph, signed, two works in the lot61,5 x 61,5cm each R1 500 – R2 500

Brigg, Melvin (Mel) (South African 1950 - )Joubert ParkInk and crayon, signed25,5 x 30,5cm R800 – R1 200

Desmond, Nerine (South African 1908 - 1993)Village sceneGouache, signed27 x 32cm R1 000 – R1 500

Engela, Johan (South African 1915 - ?)Cape farm cottageAcrylic on paper, signed24 x 30,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

Bawcombe, Philip William (South African 1906 - )Village ScenePen, ink and watercolour, signed29 x 36cm R1 000 – R1 500

Vasarely, Victor (French/Hungarian, 1906-1997)City scapeEtching, signed, edition 232/25058,5 x 49,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Moore, Henry (British, 1898-1986)Reclining fi gureEtching, signed, edition 34/5031,5 x 38,5cm R10 000 – R13 000

P131

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Clave, Antonio (Spanish 1913 - ?)Silver alphabetLithograph, signed, edition 8/8076,5 x 63cm R2 000 – R3 000

Nomandla, Xakasa (South African 1941 - )Bus tripGouache, signed38,5 x 60cm R3 000 – R5 000

Nomandla, Xakasa (South African 1941 - )Village sceneGouache, signed, 38,5 x 60cm R3 000 – R5 000

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Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (South African 1886 - 1957)Twee JongegesellenPhotolithograph with printed signature23,5 x 27,5cm R500 – R800

Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (South African 1886 - 1957)House and mountainsPhotolithograph with printed signature22,5 x 27,5cm R500 – R800

Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (South African 1886 - 1957)Thorntree Marienthal SWAPhotolithograph with printed signature22 x 27,5cm R500 – R800

Kruger, Braam (South African 1950 - 2008)Self portraitOil on door panel196 x 75m R1 500 – R2 500

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Style of Carlo Maratta (Italian, 1625-1713)Madonna and childOil on canvas, has some restoration116 x 142cm R12 000 – R18 000

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Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans (South African 1926 - 2009)Still lifeCarved, incised and painted panel with copper frame by the artist, signed120 x 123cm R180 000 – R220 000

P140

In this still life, Cecil Skotnes presents a meeting point between his typically African-inspired style and a traditional Western genre. Imaged from above, Skotnes presents the square top of a table and varies the perspective of the objects thereon in a typical Cubist approach; showing some from above and some in side-view. It is likely that in at least one additional still life he used the same objects, particularly the set of fi sh bones, the central white cloth and the eggs (both whole and as cracked shells), suggesting that this was a meditation on the objects as well as the approach. The largest object on the table is a mask, which is contained in a bowl of some sorts, in a similar way to the food surrounding it. As noted by Professor Michael Godby in the catalogue accompanying the exhibition Is there Still Life? (shown at the Old Town House in Cape Town 2007), it was popular among South African artists who had been trained in the European tradition to include African art objects in their still life compositions. Notably, in the mid twentieth century, Irma Stern repeatedly introduced African objects into her paintings. This combination of African and Western approaches gives a sense of hybridity and displays the negotiation of identity which Skotnes and many other white South African artists continue to face. S V*Reference: 1. GODBY, M. 2007. Is there Still Life? Cape Town: Iziko South African National Gallery.

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Kerr, Gregory John (South African, 1949 - )6pm at the ArnostinsOil on canvas, signed, 1985 - 90, has small tear bottom left,179 x 121cm R2 000 – R3 000

Dingemans, Johannes (Jan) (South African 1921 - 2001)Still life with fruit and bottlesOil on board, signed60 x 130cm R8 000 – R12 000

Carrier, Auguste Joseph (French, 1800-1875)Nude in bullrushesBronze, signed, signed A Carrier76cm height R8 000 – R12 000

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Hodgins, Robert Griffi ths (South African 1920 - 2010)Trotsky and LeninOil on canvas, signed, 199891 x 122cm R200 000 – R300 000

P144

Robert Hodgins is well known for his depictions of men in power, but in most of his images they are unnamed stereotypes. This portrait of two Russian revolutionaries is thus extraordinary in that it embeds particular histories within Hodgins’ usual theme. In the image, Trotsky stands before Lenin in an overwhelmingly red room. The fi gures themselves are also red and are differentiated only by the simply painted black details, very slight white edges and exaggerated blue shadows. The dominant colour of the painting is undoubtedly a reference to the Communist movement and the Red Army, which was founded by Leon Trotsky in 1918. In many of Hodgins’ images, abstract shapes create space and depth, but the abstract black square, which stands as if on a wall behind the two fi gures, is surely a reference to Kazmir Malevich’s Black Square (1915). The famous Russian abstract artist pioneered the avant-garde Suprematism at roughly the same time as the October Revolution and was clearly infl uenced by the political ideologies of Vladimir Lenin and Trotsky. However, not even ten years later, after the death of Lenin, Malevich’s radical style was unwelcome in Joseph Stalin’s tightly controlled Soviet Union and many of his works were confi scated. S V*

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Clarke, Peter (South African 1929 - ) Homage to the poet Langston HughesLithograph, signed, edition 99/10069 x 50cm R2 500 – R3 500

Stopforth, Paul (South African 1945 - )Bewildered Boere, Lithograph, signed, 1985, artists proof 4/649,5 x 65,5cm R2 500 – R3 500

Cilliers-Barnard, Bettie (South African 1914 - ) UntitledMonotype, signed, 198063 x 48,5cm R2 000 – R3 000

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Romm, Nina (South African 1949 - )Still life with vessels, sculpture and fruitMixed media on paper, signed100,5 x 151cm R3 000 – R5 000

Badenhorst, Philip (SA 1957 - )St Denis rotrek vanaf MontmarteMixed media on paper, signed, 137,5 x 100cm R1 500 – R2 500

Jaroszynski, Tadeusz (SA, 1933)Monument to the Forest Aquatint/etching/soft ground, 1974 edition 5/40 , 57 x 47cmR1 000 – R1 500

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Stopforth, Paul (South African 1945 - ) Opening nightLithograph, signed, 1987, artists proof 7/1048 x 68cm R2 500 – R3 500

Houston, Ian (British, 1934)Peniche PortugalWatercolour, signed36 x 52cm R2 500 – R3 500

Desmond, Nerine (South African 1908 - 1993)Hout bayWatercolour, signed37,5 x 51cm R3 500 – R4 500

Mouly, Marcel (French, 1918-2008)Port aux grands nuages IILithograph, signed24,5 x 31cm R1 500 – R2 500

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P153

P154

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Baldinelli, Armando (SA 1908 - 2002) Nude and birds in fl ightHand coloured lithograph, signed, edition artists proof41 x 61cm R1 200 – R1 800

Baldinelli, Armando (SA 1908 - 2002)Reaching outLithograph, signed, edition 8/1054 x 40cm R1 200 – R1 800

P155

P156

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Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982)Figure and bird Etching, signed, edition 1/629 x 39cm R2 000 – R3 000

Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)Nude with vase of fl owersLinocut, signed, second proof26 x 33cm R2 500 – R3 500

Battiss, Walter Whall (South African 1906 - 1982) Nude studyWatercolour, signed38,5 x 28cm R3 000 – R5 000

P157

P159

P158

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Boyley, Errol (South African 1918 - 2007)LandscapeOil on board, signed68 x 101cm R30 000 – R50 000

P160

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Tretchikoff, Vladimir Griegorovich (SA 1913 - 2006) Portfolio of ten prints - The ten commandmentsSigned, edition 213/50046 x 33cm R6 000 – R8 000

P161

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P95 Style of Hendrik Vroom, Dutch ship near coastal fortress

Credit

*S V – Stacey Vorster is a part time lecturer in the Wits History of Art department as well as the curator of the Constitutional Court Art Collection.