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Stanley Pinker

South African 1924-2012 


Born in South-West Africa (now Namibia), Stanley Pinker spent 1947 to 1950 at the Continental School of Art in Cape Town studying under Maurice van Essche, who himself had studied under Henry Matisse. After this, he lived between London and Nice, France and only briefly visiting South Africa to open his first solo show in 1954. In 1964, Pinker returned to South Africa and in 1969 – after a brief interlude as a private art teacher and freelance illustrator – van Essche offered him a job as a part-time lecturer at UCT’s Michaelis School of Fine Arts. In this position, which he eventually assumed full-time and kept until 1989, Pinker influenced a generation of young artists.

Pinker’s works reveal the influence of impressionism, cubism, and futurism on the artist. His art was inspired by the landscapes around him and wittily commented on the various socio-political complexities inherent in South Africa.


88 lots offered      79.55% sold      ZAR 30 758 002
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Stanley Pinker; Spanish Landscape
10 May 2020
ZAR 400 000 - 600 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Nude in the Studio
7 Oct 2019
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
 
Stanley Pinker; At the Beach
16 Sep 2019
Sold for ZAR 22 278
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Sandveld Landscape
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 68 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Adam and Eve
18 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 318 640
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Seeheim, South West Africa
15 Oct 2018
Sold for ZAR 455 200
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Dog Bites Sheep
15 Oct 2018
ZAR 350 000 - 500 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Secretary Bird in a Landscape
17 Sep 2018
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Landscape with Goats
16 Oct 2017
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Abstract Landscape, diptych
16 Oct 2017
Sold for ZAR 107 996
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Tietiesbaai I
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 34 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Tietiesbaai II
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 34 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT