Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 10 November 2014
Evening Sale
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
About this Item
all signed, dated 2001/2, inscribed with their respective titles and mediums on the reverse
Notes
Report by Jenny Dawson:
Support:
Structurally the paintings are all in a very good condition. The paintings have either been painted on canvas (19) or screen-print on canvas (6) and have been inscribed with their titles and mediums on the reverse of each painting. The painting have been stretched over good stretchers with all 8 corner wedges present in each painting. Slight canvas deformation is visible in some of the corners of a few paintings and can be rectified by keying out the stretcher.
Paint and ground layer:
The paint layer and screen-print on all 25 painting are in a good condition with a few minor abrasions and small losses on the paintings mentioned below.
Varnish:
There does not appear to be a layer of varnish on any of the paintings.
Surface dirt:
A thin layer of dirt covers the surface of all 25 paintings.
Listed from the images from left to right in the catalogue:
Window: signed twice, dated '01/2, numbered 2 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with small scratches to the surface and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
The Old Boxer: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 14 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse.
The painting is in a good condition with slight canvas deformation and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Dialling Out: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 7 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Fan: signed twice, dated 2001, numbered 27 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor losses and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Stock Exchange: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 5 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor paint loss in the right margin.
Colonel (Rtd): signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 6 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt and fly specs present.
Fan: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 3 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor abrasions and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Soldier: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 10 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor abrasions and paint losses and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Damn Battery's Dead: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 19 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
My Orange Girl: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 12 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor scratches to the top and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Fat Lady: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 13 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
By Way of a Self-portrait: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 26 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
The Reverend: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 17 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
In School: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 22 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor abrasions in the right margin and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Tannie: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 4 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with slight canvas deformation and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Lovers: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 23 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Ma' Mselle: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 20 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor scratches and abrasion and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Polar Neck: signed twice, dated 2001, numbered 9 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Window: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 11 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Notebook: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 8 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Harlequin: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 16 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with slight canvas deformation and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
Window: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 25 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor paint loss and a thin layer of surface dirt present.
On the Job: signed twice, dated 2002, numbered 18 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with a thin layer of surface dirt present.
This is an Emergency!: signed twice, dated 2001/2, numbered 21 and inscribed with the title and medium on the reverse
The painting is in a good condition with minor paint loss in the centre and a thin layer of surface dirt present