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ZAR 70 000
Lot 153
  • Dylan Lewis; Lesser Kestrel (S20)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 70 000

About this Item

South African 1964-
Lesser Kestrel (S20)

signed, dated 94 and numbered 4/15

bronze
height: 35,5cm; width: 30cm; depth: 16cm

Notes

‘This kestrel is among the first sculptures to be cast in the foundry Lewis established. Called ‘The African Bronze Foundry’, it produced all of his work over the next six years.’1
1. Laura Twiggs (ed) (2011) Dylan Lewis: Animal Bronzes 1989- 2005: The Collectors’ Guide, Cape Town: Pardus, page 21.

Literature

Laura Twiggs (ed) Dylan Lewis: Animal Bronzes 1989-2005: The Collectors' Guide, Pardus, another cast from the edition illustrated on page 21.

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