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Dylan Lewis

South African 1964- 


Dylan Lewis was born in Johannesburg in 1964. He began as a painter but built his artistic career on the success of his animal sculptures. While he has sculpted smaller cats, his main focus has been on large predators: lions, cheetahs, and leopards. These cats embody a metaphorical quality for Lewis, and he has rendered them performing many different activities of their daily lives, such as hunting, playing, stretching, and resting. After ten years working in this genre, he shifted his focus to the naked human form to investigate the wildness of the human psyche. This exploration of nudity was also a reaction against the religious beliefs and conservatism of his upbringing, wherein this subject was prohibited. His early female figures, falling under the heading ‘forbidden forms,’ are erotic, emotive, and ambiguous. In 2017, he opened the Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden in Stellenbosch. The indigenous garden, particularly concentrated on fynbos, is a marriage of his love for the outdoors and sculpture – he has carefully shaped the land, curated the plants, and placed more than 60 of his sculptures along the 4 km of winding paths. Lewis is popular with local and international collectors and has held numerous exhibitions worldwide, including in France, Australia, Canada, the USA, and the UK.


177 lots offered      75.14% sold      ZAR 45 915 427
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Dylan Lewis; Leopard Sitting on Haunches
9 Nov 2015
Sold for ZAR 500 192
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Charging Rhino, maquette
9 Nov 2015
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Sitting Cheetah Round Table
9 Nov 2015
Sold for ZAR 90 944
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Cape Wagtail II (S140)
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 62 524
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Oriental Cat Head (S124)
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 56 840
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Torso VI Maquette
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 284 200
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Walking Leopard
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 704 816
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Trans-Figure XX Maquette
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 193 256
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Water Mongoose Chasing Vlei Rat
1 Jun 2015
Sold for ZAR 73 892
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Leopard Chasing Bush Buck, Life-Size
1 Jun 2015
Sold for ZAR 1 250 480
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Leopard Bust VI Maquette
29 Sep 2014
Sold for ZAR 26 933
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Leopards
30 Jul 2014
Sold for ZAR 7 026
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT