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Lucas Sithole's 'Young Girl'
24 Oct 2012
Lucas Sithole has proven highly collectable at recent auctions. A record result just shy of a million rand was achieved for Strauss & Companys 5 May 2011 auction in Johannesburg subsequent auctions have built on this result and pieces coming up at auctions have been eagerly snapped up by local collectors.
Young Girl was produced during what has been referred to as Sithole’s transitional period – after he completed his studies at the Vlakfontein Technical College in 1948 until his enrolment at the Polly Street Art Centre in downtown Johannesburg in 1959.
By the time of his death in 1994, Lucas Sithole had held 18 solo shows and his work had been featured in over 98 group exhibitions, including the 34th Venice Biennale in 1968 – where he was awarded the first prize for sculpture.
This seminal work as well as other important sculptures by Sithole will be offered for sale on the 12 November 2012 at Strauss & Company’s auction to be held at the Johannesburg Country Club, Woodmead.
2012 Press Releases
December
November
- 12 Nov 2012 Rare Early Maggie Laubser Paintings found for Strauss Summer Auction
- 12 Nov 2012 Whether stealing or selling SA, Art spells out millions
October
- 6 Oct 2012 Art session proves no recession
- 9 Oct 2012 Keerweder - A Whale of a Sale by Patrick Chapman
- 11 Oct 2012 Museum quality artwork in Strauss & Co's November auction
- 24 Oct 2012 Lucas Sithole's 'Young Girl'
- 24 Oct 2012 Museum quality works for sale at Strauss & Co
- 24 Oct 2012 Pieter Hugo - A personal vision of the pioneering spirit of man
- 24 Oct 2012 Pricey Prellers prevail
- 24 Oct 2012 Robert Hodgins - People Watcher with a wicked sense of humour
- 24 Oct 2012 Rock Art and its lasting influence on JH Pierneef and Walter Battiss
- 24 Oct 2012 The allure of the landscape - Adolph Jentsch and the panoramas of Namibia
- 25 Oct 2012 Strauss & Co's Keerweder triumph
September
- 6 Sep 2012 Distinctive Kentridge Drawing
- 6 Sep 2012 Kentridge's Sleeper a unique working proof
- 6 Sep 2012 Parisian painting brings the fifties to life
- 6 Sep 2012 Sparkling Singer's jewellery to be auctioned
- 15 Sep 2012 Fusing British and South African Landscape Traditions
- 15 Sep 2012 House Sale in Franschhoek, The Contents of Keerweder:Own a piece of history
- 22 Sep 2012 Surprisingly good value at Strauss & Co Cape Town auction
August
- 5 Aug 2012 Seminal painting links African and Western traditions
- 6 Aug 2012 The Golden Age of Maria van Riebeeck
July
- 1 Jul 2012 Pick of the crop
June
- 11 Jun 2012 SA Art Rocks
May
- 22 May 2012 Strauss & Co, a force to be reckoned with
- 29 May 2012 Portrait reflects Sterns joy at discovering new worlds
April
- 20 Apr 2012 'Stern's Arab Spring' at Strauss & Co Continues
March
- 9 Mar 2012 Strauss & Co's distinguished Zanzibari Arab
- 22 Mar 2012 The most distinguished Arab at Strauss & Co's June auction
February
- 9 Feb 2012 Heart surgeon's collection steals collectors' hearts
- 22 Feb 2012 Free valuations at Strauss & Co, Johannesburg
- 22 Feb 2012 Suited for Power at Strauss & Co
January
- 31 Jan 2012 Girl in sunglasses reveals herself!
