Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 15 October 2018
Art: Evening Session
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 34 140
About this Item
Namibian 1943-1987
Adam and Eve
signed and inscribed 'Ovambo' in the plate; signed, dated 1968, numbered 4/ad and inscribed 'Adam and Eva' (sic) in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the title on two Peter and Regina Strack labels with accession number 233 and collection number 70 adhered to the reverse
linocut
image size: 63 by 52,5cm; sheet size: 70 by 63,5cm
Provenance
The Late Peter and Regina Strack Collection.Literature
Nico Roos (1978). Art in South West Africa, Pretoria: JP van der Walt & Seun (Edms) Bpk. Another example from the edition illustrated on page 72.
Hans Fransen (1982). Three Centuries of South African Art: Fine Art Architecture, Applied Arts, Johannesburg: AD Donker. Another example from the edition illustrated on page 362, Pretoria Art Museum Collection.
Hayden Proud (2006). Revisions: Expanding the Narrative of South African Art, SA History Online and UNISA Press. Another example from the edition is illustrated on page 348, plate 360.
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