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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, Nerja
16 Mar 2015
ZAR 450 000 - 600 000
 
Stanley Pinker; Landscape, South of France
16 Mar 2015
Sold for ZAR 125 048
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Sonveld Landscape
10 Nov 2014
Sold for ZAR 39 788
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; OH AHA ....
13 Oct 2014
Sold for ZAR 1 477 840
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; The Artist's Studio
30 Jul 2014
Sold for ZAR 5 621
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; On the Balcony
30 Jun 2014
Sold for ZAR 625 240
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Camping in the Kouebokkeveld
30 Jun 2014
Sold for ZAR 2 728 320
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Untitled
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 6 441
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Love
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 3 410 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Overberg after the Rain
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 62 524
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Overberg with Rainbow
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 62 524
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Stanley Pinker; Cigarette Hand
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 341 040
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.