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7 Sep 2013
The presence of these two impressive paintings by Robert Gwelo Goodman on one sale provides the rare opportunity of seeing some of the artists finest works and assessing how his French training and exposure to the international art world impacted on the development of his style. In 1895 he studied at Pariss famed Acadmie Julian where Henri Matisse was a fellow pupil. Following success in London when three landscape paintings were accepted at The Royal Academy in 1898 and a painting tour of India in 1903/4, he re-settled in South Africa in 1911.
Full of Flushed Heat, Tulbagh Dawn on Table Mountain
The influence of the French Realists encouraged his interest in familiar topographical environments and what art historian, Evelyn Cohen, called an “honest portrayal of the major features of a specific scene”.1 The paintings provide uncommon insights into the historical development of Tulbagh and Cape Town, before urban expansion. In addition to revealing how these places appeared in a bygone era, Goodman’s painterly treatment evokes the unique qualities of each location.
His canvases primed with Van Dyck brown, in the academic tradition, provide strength and stability, while their surface vitality derives from the broken brushstrokes inspired by Impressionist and Divisionist painters. Successfully employed in the vivid Tulbagh landscape, these multiple brush marks capture and refract light with shimmering effect and contribute to the atmosphere of intense heat. By contrast, the verdant forest and cool tones of Table Mountain are rendered with a subtlety that underscores the tranquillity of the scene at daybreak.
1. Cohen, Evelyn. 1988. ‘Early Training and French Vision in South African Art Prior to 1920’. In Alexander, Lucy; Bedford, Emma and Cohen, Evelyn. Paris and South African Artists 1850-1965, Cape Town: South African National Gallery. Page 15.
Text By Emma Bedford
Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
including The Dr Johan Bolt Cape Collection
Monday 21 October 2013
Session 1 at 10am
Session 2 at 1.30 pm
Session 3 at 3.30pm
Session 4 at 5.30pm
Session 5 at 8pm
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September
- 7 Sep 2013 Discovery of Double-sided Laubser Painting Delights at Strauss Spring Auction
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May
- 10 May 2013 Vladimir Tretchikoff's unique rendition of Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Alicia Markova
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- 15 May 2013 Strauss & Co to sell one of the world's most reproduced paintings
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- 20 May 2013 R1 818 880 for Last Supper
- 24 May 2013 Private donation of iconic Chris Levin designs to boost Iziko Collection
April
- 24 Apr 2013 Iconic South African artworks spanning 160 years set to go under the hammer in May
- 29 Apr 2013 Strauss & Co goes Vintage with South African Haute Couture Legend, Chris Levin
February
January
- 1 Jan 2013 "Dis 'n genot van die hart" se Laubser
- 1 Jan 2013 Early Naude' Captures Charms of a Bygone Era at the Cape
- 1 Jan 2013 Gem of a Painting evokes Malay Quarter
- 1 Jan 2013 Large Battiss Combines Sensuality and Virtuosity
- 1 Jan 2013 One of Stern's Most Compelling Portraits
- 1 Jan 2013 Rare Siopis at Auction
- 1 Jan 2013 Van Wouw Skill Shines in Early Italian cast
- 3 Jan 2013 Cape Furniture From The Collection Of Dr Bothma Buitendag, For Sale At Strauss & Co
- 3 Jan 2013 Impact of Modernism Demonstrated in Seminal Painting
- 3 Jan 2013 Important Cape Silver presentation covered cup, John Townsend, circa 1830
- 10 Jan 2013 Contemporary Jewellery by Design Maestro Erich Frey For Sale At Strauss & Co
- 14 Jan 2013 Chairman's Report 2012
