Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 13 November 2017
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 18 189
About this Item
South African 1911-1975
Ygdrasil
signed
pencil on paper
18,5 by 24,5cm excluding frame
Notes
Ygdrasil, Preller’s one-time home and studio, was built in 1945 east of Pretoria near Pierneef’s Elangeni. This pencil study corresponds to two paintings of Ygdrasil, one of which is housed at the Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg.