Artists

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Bettie Cilliers-Barnard

South African 1914-2010 


Born in Rustenburg in 1914, Bettie Cilliers-Barnard is renowned for her large canvas paintings depicting birds in flight, strange alien figures, primeval animal forms, arrows and sharp triangular shapes. She constantly questioned earthly and transcendental thoughts on human existence. Cilliers-Barnard participated in more than 70 solo exhibitions in South Africa, Paris, London and Taiwan and many group exhibitions both at home and abroad. Her paintings, tapestries and murals are found in public collections, museums and private collections. In 1983 she produced a tapestry Guardian Angel of the Arts for the State Theatre in Pretoria. She died in September 2010.


208 lots offered      75.96% sold      ZAR 5 467 386
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Abstract Green Composition
10 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Abstract Composition
10 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Abstract Figures
10 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 29 425
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Woman and Fruit Tree
13 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 41 038
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Inspraak
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 50 000
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Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Group of Figures
20 Mar 2024
Starting at ZAR 40 000
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Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Abstract Composition
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Geometric Abstract
12 Feb 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Abstract Figures
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Geometric Abstract
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Abstract in Green
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Portrait of a Woman
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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Results in green indicate post sales.