Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection, Day Sale
Timed Online Auction, 10 - 22 November 2022
Paintings
About the SessionMatthys Strydom was a true connoisseur of South African art. As director of the well-known Strydom Gallery in George for more than 30 years, he was responsible for the selection of a wide variety of prime artworks from all over the country for the annual exhibitions. The Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection offered by Strauss & Co gives collectors and art lovers the chance to become part of this great selection from the art history of our country.
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About this Item
signed; dated 1989 and inscribed with the artist's name and title on the reverse
Notes
"Ons skildery waaraan hierdie storie gekoppel is, is net getiteld Dô in diep kleur. Omdat Marthinus dikwels verwys het na sy suster Dolly, was ek onder die indruk dis'n portret van haar. Daarom het ek haar jare gelede gaan opsoek. Ek het vasgestel dat sy met 'n Danie Maree van De Rust getroud is en woon op die plaas Varkenskraal in Meiringspoort. Ek het gewonder of haar man die Danie was wat ek in my hoërskooljare by Outeniqua op George geken het. Hy was ongelukkig die dag van my besoek nie tuis nie. Ek was teleurgesteld, ook omdat ek tot die gevolgtrekking moes kom dat Dô in diep kleur nie 'n goeie portret was nie - ek kon geen gelykenis sien nie. Tog het ek myself getroos, dit was steeds 'n goeie skildery, verteenwoordigend van Marthinus se styl en palet."
"Our painting to which this story is linked is simply titled Dô in Deep Colour. Because Marthinus often referred to his sister Dolly, I was under the impression that it was a portrait of her. That's why I went to find her years ago. I established that she is married to a Danie Maree van De Rust and lives on the farm Varkenskraal in Meiringspoort. I wondered if her husband was the Danie I knew in my high school years at Outeniqua in George. Unfortunately, he was not at home on the day of my visit. I was disappointed, also because I had to conclude that Dô in deep colour was not a good portrait - I could not see any likeness but, I consoled myself, it was still a good painting, representative of Marthinus' style and palette." —Dr Matthys J Strydom, 2021
Provenance
Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection.
Literature
Matthys Strydom (2021) Nog Stories Teen My Muur, George: LW Hiemstra Trust, illustrated in colour on page 88.
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