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Timed Online Auction, 17 - 27 November 2023

Art Club
  • Nita Spilhaus; Night Scene
  • Nita Spilhaus; Night Scene
  • Nita Spilhaus; Night Scene


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000

About this Item

German/South African 1878-1967
Night Scene

signed with the artist's monogram

chalk pastel on board
51 by 71,5cm excluding frame; 69,5 by 90,5 by 4cm including frame

Notes

The present lot portrays the revered Shafee Mosque situated at 166 Chiappini Street in Bo-Kaap, most likely painted before its initial collapse in the 1940s. It captures an enchanting view of a culturally significant gem within the beloved district in the city of Cape Town.

Provenance

Gifted by the artist to the current owner's grandmother, and thence by descent.

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