Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Day Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 159 152
About this Item
South African 1922-2002
Recressent Forces
signed and dated 59; signed, dated 1959 and inscribed with the title on the stretcher
oil on canvas
75,5 by 122cm excluding frame
Notes
This early abstract by Larry Scully reflects his signature “repeated use of vibrant notes of brilliant red in conjunction with the icy intensity of polar blue”1 evident in a variety of his paintings. This work was painted after the completion of his BA Fine Arts degree at Wits in 1951 and before the completion of his MA degree on Battiss at the Pretoria University in 1963.2
- Esme Berman. (1970) Art and Artists of South Africa, Cape Town: Balkema. Pages 266 and 267.
- Ibid.
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