Transcending Boundaries: International Modern and Contemporary Art

Live Virtual Auction, 25 October 2023

International Modern and Contemporary Art

Sold for

ZAR 25 795
Lot 53
  • Horace Ascher Brodzky; Reclining Nude
  • Horace Ascher Brodzky; Reclining Nude
  • Horace Ascher Brodzky; Reclining Nude


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 25 795

About this Item

Australian 1885 - 1969
Reclining Nude

signed and dated 1929

oil on canvas
24 by 34cm excluding frame; 32 by 42 by 4,5cm including frame

Notes

Horace Ascher Brodzky was born in Melbourne, Australia as the second son to Australian journalist Maurice Brodzky. He attended the National Gallery School and further honed his skills at the City and Guilds of London Art School in Kensington, UK in 1911, while also exploring Rome, Naples, and Sicily alongside American poet John Gould Fletcher. His work flourished in England, exhibiting from 1911 to 1915 and he became a member of the London Group. Brodzky displayed remarkable versatility, engaging in various artistic pursuits, including painting, woodcuts, etchings, theatre design, art editing, and journalism. His work ranged from well-known etchings such as From Bryant Park (1917), to intimate drypoints. Brodzky’s woodcuts and linocuts often conveyed socialist themes, while his etchings and drypoints explored landscapes and nudes.

Provenance

The Property of a Collector.

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