Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021

Works on Paper

Sold for

ZAR 58 625
Lot 323
  • Diane Victor; Restraining the Qilin
  • Diane Victor; Restraining the Qilin
  • Diane Victor; Restraining the Qilin
  • Diane Victor; Restraining the Qilin
  • Diane Victor; Restraining the Qilin


Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 58 625

About this Item

South African 1964-
Restraining the Qilin

signed

charcoal and ash on paper
80 by 115cm excluding frame; 94 by 129 by 6cm including frame

Notes

Title supplied by the artist. In East Asian mythology, the qilin or kirin is a horned, hooved chimera with the head of a lion and dragon-like scales. The work relates to the attempted management of rampant Chinese economic expansion.

 

Provenance

Fried Contemporary, Pretoria.

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