South African and International Art, Decorative Art

Online-Only Auction, 7 - 17 July 2017

Paintings and Sculpture
  • John Dewar; Early Autumn, Cape
  • John Dewar; Early Autumn, Cape
  • John Dewar; Early Autumn, Cape
  • John Dewar; Early Autumn, Cape
  • John Dewar; Early Autumn, Cape


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000

About this Item

John Dewar
South African 1929-1998
Early Autumn, Cape

signed; inscribed with the title on the reverse

oil on board
75 by 88cm excluding frame; 90 by 103 by 2cm 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).