South African and International Art, Decorative Art
Online-Only Auction, 7 - 17 July 2017
Paintings and Sculpture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 565
About this Item
John Dewar
South African 1929-1998
Hibiscus Still Life
signed
acrylic on board
120 by 150cm excluding frame; 145 by 176 by 4cm including frame
Notes
Dewar was an art critic for The Star newspaper, as well as, an artist who painted actively in the 1980s and 1990s. Largely unknown, Dewar exhibited as part of the Gallery 101 group in August 1968. He is said to have influenced the likes of George Boys (including the techniques Boys used in his work).