Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on The Fairest Cape

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Selfies
About the Session

The Self Portrait has a long standing tradition in art history as a popular subject matter by artists. According to art historian Marjory Reynolds’s “Everything you do is a portrait of yourself.” The self portraits in this session give insight into the historical roots of the modern day smartphone 'Selfie.' 


  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Self Portrait in Profile
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Self Portrait in Profile
  • Gregoire Boonzaier; Self Portrait in Profile


Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000

About this Item

South African 1909-2005
Self Portrait in Profile

signed and dated 1969; signed and inscribed with the title on the reverse

oil and pastel on board
34,5 by 25cm excluding frame; 51 by 42 by 5,5cm including frame

Literature

Martin Bekker (1990) Gregoire Boonzaier, Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, illustrated in black and white on page 92.

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