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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 Torso, Zanzibar
23 May 2016
ZAR 25 000 - 40 000
 
Frank Spears; Poppies
22 Feb 2016
Sold for ZAR 9 954
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life
12 Oct 2015
Sold for ZAR 20 463
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Buildings and Reflections
29 Sep 2015
ZAR 18 000 - 24 000
 
Frank Spears; Still Life with Flowers
29 Sep 2015
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
 
Frank Spears; Still Life of Roses
29 Sep 2015
Sold for ZAR 21 078
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Woman at a Desk
1 Jun 2015
Sold for ZAR 28 420
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Stone Pines, Cape Town
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 4 684
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Still Life with Tea Pot
16 Mar 2015
Sold for ZAR 31 831
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; The Mandolin Player
10 Nov 2014
Sold for ZAR 39 788
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; Roses in a Glass Vase
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 15 916
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Frank Spears; A Cityscape
11 Jun 2012
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000