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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; Tietiesbaai
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 1 250 480
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Landscape for a Lost Child
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 397 880
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; The Artist's Studio
23 May 2016
Sold for ZAR 43 199
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; At the Beach
18 Apr 2016
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Three Storks
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 181 888
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; A String of Onions
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 90 944
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Still Life with Coffee Pot
14 Mar 2016
Sold for ZAR 193 256
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Nude
27 Jul 2015
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Nude Woman Holding her Knee
27 Jul 2015
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Stanley Pinker; O Sea Shore...
16 Mar 2015
Sold for ZAR 50 020
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Donkey and Foal
16 Mar 2015
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Walberswick Mill, Suffolk
16 Mar 2015
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000