Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 90 944
About this Item
South African 1911-1975
Three Benin Figures
inscribed with the artist's name on the reverse
oil on canvas laid down on panel
15 by 20cm excluding frame
Provenance
Acquired from Joan Hoather, Gainsborough Gallery, Johannesburg.
Literature
cf. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel. (2009) Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. The carved Benin Figure is illustrated on page 289.
cf. Esmé Berman and Karel Nel. (2009) Alexis Preller: Collected Images, Johannesburg: Shelf Publishing. A photograph of the artist's Ygdrasil studio with the carved Benin Figures appears on page 53.
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