19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Live Virtual Auction, 28 June 2022

In/Tangible: South African Abstract Art
About the Session

Strauss & Co's latest live virtual sale takes place on Tuesday 28 June 2022 and includes three sessions of fine art, including a session devoted entirely to Abstract Art created in South Africa. The 308 lots available to browse, bid and buy in these curated sessions include prints, works on paper, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and books.

This special focus session include prints, portfolios, works on paper, paintings, and sculptures, by local artists working in a broad array of Abstract styles (lots 201-299).

To conclude the sale, Strauss & Co is proud to support established artist Jill Trappler’s latest initiative, The Orange Art Project (OAP). OAP introduces children and youth in foster homes throughout the Western Cape to creativity, arts and crafts through a network of diverse professional artists to assist in educational and social development. Local artists and organisations such as Sam Nhlengethwa, LL Editions, Lwando Dlamini and Pat Mautloa have donated artwork to raise funds for this worthy cause (lots 302-308).


  • Sidney Goldblatt; Monoliths II
  • Sidney Goldblatt; Monoliths II
  • Sidney Goldblatt; Monoliths II


Lot Estimate
ZAR 55 000 - 65 000

About this Item

South African 1919-1979
Monoliths II
1976

inscribed with the artist's name, the title, and 'SG Oorsig' on a Pretoria Art Museum label adhered to the reverse; inscribed with the title 'Monoliths I', the date and the medium on a label adhered to the reverse

lino on hessian on wood panel
91 by 30cm excluding frame; 95 by 34 by 3cm including frame

Exhibited

Pretoria Art Museum, Sidney Goldblatt Memorial Retrospective Exhibition, 1981.

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