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Frank Spears

South African 1906-1991 

English by birth, Frank Spears emigrated to South Africa in 1928 as a designer for Brimble and Briggs Ltd. In 1934, he joined the South African Society of Artists and was elected its President from 1945-1947. Spears’ style was initially impressionistic but changed to favour abstraction after encountering the movement during a 1949 trip to the USA. In the 1950s, he also experimented with non-figural art but soon returned to more figural forms He exhibited in many group and solo shows throughout South Africa and London and was chosen as one of the artists to represent South Africa in the 1966 Venice Biennale.

In 1932, Spears married writer and poet Dorothea Botha with whom he had two sons. In 1970, the couple moved to England and lived there until their deaths in 1991.

92 lots offered      72.83% sold      ZAR 1 090 253
 

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Frank Spears; Nude
13 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 18 174
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Reflections
28 Nov 2022
ZAR 18 000 - 24 000
 
Frank Spears; Black-eyed Susans in a Vase
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 7 622
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; A Growth of Poppies
22 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life with Blue Striped Jug
28 Jun 2022
Starting at ZAR 8 000
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Frank Spears; Harlequin in Red
28 Jun 2022
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Tree
25 Apr 2022
ZAR 7 000 - 10 000
 
Frank Spears; Still Life with Fruit and Vessels
21 Feb 2022
Sold for ZAR 10 553
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Harlequin in Red
30 Nov 2021
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Frank Spears; Christopher
30 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 15 243
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Assisi
30 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 8 442
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life with Blue Striped Jug
25 Oct 2021
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
 

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