Important South Africa and International Art

Live Auction, 23 May 2016

Day Sale

Sold for

ZAR 28 420
Lot 175
  • Willem Boshoff; Kubus
  • Willem Boshoff; Kubus
  • Willem Boshoff; Kubus


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 28 420

About this Item

South African 1951-
Kubus

signed, dated '82 and numbered 26/50

aluminium, cotton linen and contact adhesive
cube: 5 by 5 by 5cm; opened: 19 by 15cm

Notes

'This folded-up cube sculpture represents the world of existence in the form of an abstracted city. The 'city' is contained within the cube. When the six sides are unfolded, the parts of the 'city' are revealed, but then become something else. Only when the cube is closed and the parts come together can the city be realised.'  Warren Siebrits.

Taken from the Standard Bank Willem Boshoff: Word Forms and Language Shapes 1975-2007 exhibition catalogue

Exhibited

Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, Willem Boshoff: Word Forms and Language Shapes 1975-2007, 25 September to 1 December 2007, illustrated in colour in the catalogue on pages 42 to 43

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