Modern and Contemporary Art
Timed Online Auction, 1 - 12 February 2024
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Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 588
About this Item
South African 1925-2005
Portrait of a Man (Uys Krige)
signed
watercolour on card
97,5 by 61,5 by 3cm including frame
Notes
A portrait study in watercolour is visible on the reverse.
The present lot is a portrait of Uys Krige (1910-1987), a South African writer known for his novels, short stories and poems. Originally intended as a book cover, this painting likely depicts Krige reading from a notebook where he recorded his translated verses. This scene is believed to date back to approximately 1982.
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