Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

Prints and Multiples

Sold for

ZAR 2 111
Lot 171
  • Hlavutelo Ngobeni; Priest
  • Hlavutelo Ngobeni; Priest
  • Hlavutelo Ngobeni; Priest
  • Hlavutelo Ngobeni; Priest


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 2 111

About this Item

South African 21st Century
Priest

signed, dated '21, numbered 5/5, and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin

etching and surface rolling
image size: 40 by 27cm; sheet size: 50 by 35,5cm, unframed

Notes

'This artwork captures a time in the apartheid era when Tutu led his people as a priest, friend, and man of the people. I was very inspired by a quote that I read about ‘difference’ and that differences between people shouldn’t separate and alienate us, “We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another”.' –Hlavutelo Ngobeni

Born in Thomo village, Limpopo, Hlavutelo Ngobeni was encouraged from a young age, particularly by her school teacher, to follow her passion for the arts. Ngobeni is currently doing workplace training in the pro-shop at Artist Proof Studio. Phillemon Hlungwani, a renowned artist and APS alumnus, has been an instrumental influence on the artist's printmaking.

Proceeds from the sale of this lot will go to the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.

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