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Timed Online Auction, 11 December - 15 January 2024
Impression/Expression
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 243
About this Item
South African 1944-
Game Piece I
wood, on a concrete base
height: 81,5cm including base; 75,5cm excluding base; width: 22,5cm; depth: 22,5cm
Notes
Henry Davies has an impressive stylistic scope: dominant forms might be sky-reaching, stylised and organic like those of Flowerbox, or rigid, calculated and hard-edged like those in Game Piece I. His works show significant attention to detail, technical care and imagination while, with the output in mind of the likes of Peter Schütz, Keith Alexander and Jeremy Wafer (all of them contemporaries or students of Davies), they also give an indication of his enduring influence.