Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

South African Art at the Venice Biennale
About the Session

This Venice Biennale-themed session in Strauss & Co's April online-only auction is timed to coincide with the launch of the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale in late April, and Strauss & Co’s sponsorship of the African Art in Venice Forum 2022 at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal on 20 and 21 April. This session divulges the history of the Venice Biennale and South African art, as the art world converges on Venice. South Africa first became part of the Venice Biennale more than seventy years ago. The cordial relationship between Italy and South Africa over this period has nurtured international support for artists and art organisations in this country and continues to develop today.


Sold for

ZAR 52 763
Lot 36
  • Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Still Life with Figurine and Poinsettias
  • Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Still Life with Figurine and Poinsettias
  • Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Still Life with Figurine and Poinsettias
  • Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Still Life with Figurine and Poinsettias
  • Bettie Cilliers-Barnard; Still Life with Figurine and Poinsettias


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 52 763

About this Item

South African 1914-2010
Still Life with Figurine and Poinsettias

signed

oil on canvas laid down on board
56 by 46cm excluding frame; 75 by 65 by 2cm including frame

Notes

Bettie Cilliers-Barnard exhibited at the Venice Biennale, South African Pavilion in 1956 and 1964.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to the current owner's grandmother.

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