Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 1 June 2015
Day Sale: Fine South African and International Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 34 104
About this Item
South African 1903-1980
Aspiration (Slender Female Figure)
signed and dated 1948
carved ivory, mounted on a wooden base
height: 48,5cm, including base
Notes
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries require a permit (e.g. a CITES permit) for exportation and importation of items incorperating materials from endangered or protected species.
Provenance
Collection of Advocate Jack Lewson, Johannesburg
Die Kunskamer, Cape Town
Exhibited
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, Lippy Lipschitz, 1948, catalogue number 15
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Lippy Lipschitz Retrospective, 1968, catalogue number 98
Literature
Arnott, Bruce. (1969) Lippy Lipschitz: A biographical commentary, & documentation of the years 1903-1968, Cape Town: A.A. Balkema. Illustrated on page 153, plate 284.
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