Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art

Live Auction, 11 November 2019

Session One

Sold for

ZAR 79 660
Lot 148
  • Larry Scully; Abstract Composition in Red
  • Larry Scully; Abstract Composition in Red
  • Larry Scully; Abstract Composition in Red
  • Larry Scully; Abstract Composition in Red


Lot Estimate
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 79 660

About this Item

South African 1922-2002
Abstract Composition in Red

signed and indistinctly dated (70)

oil on canvas
153 by 121 by 2cm, unframed

Notes

Lot 148 and Lot 149 were both made in the early 1970s around the time Scully completed his Mural Environment at Dudley Heights, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. While working in the city in the 60s and 70s, Scully was fascinated with the rhythm and movement whereby he translated his experience of the African landscape/cityscape into colour – red, black and gold symbolising the action and drama in the urban landscape.

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