Important South African & International Art, Jewellery and Decorative Arts

Live Auction, 12 October 2015

Important South African and International Art, Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 181 888
Lot 502
  • Maurice van Essche; Melancholic Harlequin


Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 181 888

About this Item

South African 1906-1977
Melancholic Harlequin

signed

oil on canvas
68 by 42cm excluding frame

Notes

Carl Büchner. (1967) Van Essche, Cape Town, Tafelberg: His figures speak for the whole of humanity. The poignant resignation of his clowns [are a] symbol of man's tragicomic existence.

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