Johannesburg Auction Week
Live Virtual Auction, 16 - 17 May 2022
Surrealism
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 47 796
About this Item
South African 1908-1984
Port Elizabeth Station (painting and sketch), two
each signed; painting dated 62; painting inscribed with 'Architectural Composition, Port Elizabeth' on the reverse of the paper
gouache on paper; pencil on paper
painting: 38 by 26cm excluding frame; 57 by 43,5 by 5cm including frame; drawing: 37 by 26,4cm excluding frame; 52,5 by 40 by 2,5cm including frame
Notes
The Campanile visible in the background of this view of Port Elizabeth Station was erected in 1922 to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers.
Literature
Jeanne Wright and Cecil Kerbel (2011) Fred Page: Ringmaster of the Imagination, Port Elizabeth: Jeanne Wright and Cecil Kerbel, illustrated in colour on page 10.
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