South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Online-Only Auction, 10 - 17 September 2018

Paintings and Sculpture

Sold for

ZAR 5 863
Lot 122
  • Robert Broadley; In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town
  • Robert Broadley; In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town
  • Robert Broadley; In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town
  • Robert Broadley; In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town
  • Robert Broadley; In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town


Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 863

About this Item

South African 1908-1988
In the Courtyard of the Castle, Cape Town
signed and indistinctly dated
oil on board
39,5 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 42 by 52 by 1,5cm including frame

Notes

Painted by Robert Broadley for Major General B F Armstrong DSO, commanding officer of the 5th South African Brigade in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa during World War II. The work depicts Major General Armstrong's office overlooking the courtyard when he was stationed in the Castle, Cape Town.

Provenance

Major General B F Armstrong DSO and thence by decent.

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