Toyota US Woordfees Artist Benefit Auction
Live Virtual Auction, 15 October 2022
Session 1
Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000USD 4 107 - 6 161
About this Item
South African 1954-
IN MOMENT IV
2022
signed, dated 2022 and numbered 9/24
glass re-reinforced polymer/resin, uniquely patinized
height: 184cm excluding base, 199cm including base; width: 40cm; depth: 34cm
Notes
"Spoken verse, the echoes of emotive lyrics and the rasping of sculptures in progress are customary sounds emitted from his studio. Larger than life, Anton Smit is the embodiment of poetry, an apt term for this sculptor, derived from the term "making". Anton forms his own language through sculpture, the manifestation of his passion for expression and his profound faith." -Kathleen Thomas, Art Curator
Widely revered for his overwhelming heads and monumental sculptures, evoking themes of suffering, reconciliation, glory and sublimation, his works grace public and private collections countrywide and internationally.