March Art

Timed Online Auction, 1 - 11 March 2024

Art Club
About the Session

Step into the captivating realm of South African artistry in our monthly auction session, Art Club. Featuring esteemed talents like Mongezi Ncaphayi, Zander Blom and Nelson Makamo, each piece resonates with cultural depth and creative flair.

Other works of interest are a trio of striking landscapes by Vera Volschenk, each coming onto the market with attractive estimates: The Sleeping Beauty - Riversdale (estimate R3 000 - 5 000), Arbeidsgenot (Dist Riversdale) (estimate R5 000 - 7 000), and The Lagoon – Nature’s Valley (estimate at R5 000 - 7 000).

“Another standout piece of the Art Club session is Colony II (estimate R50 000 - 70 000) by Penny Siopis. This woven mohair tapestry is part of Siopis’s early 1990s Colony series. Created by the Marguerite Stephens Tapestry Studios, it measures 137cm x 150cm x 1.5cm and features inscriptions with the names of the weavers, Lillian Simelan and Gladys Ntontela,” says Kayleen Wrigley, sale lead and Strauss & Co specialist.

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Strauss & Cos March ART timed online sale closes in 1-minute intervals from 2 pm on Monday, 11 March 2024.


  • Matt Slater; Gentle Passing
  • Matt Slater; Gentle Passing
  • Matt Slater; Gentle Passing


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 800 - 2 400

About this Item

South African 1994-
Gentle Passing

signed, dated 2017, numbered 68/70, inscribed with the title in pencil and embossed with the Warren Editions chopmark in the margin

photogravure, spitbite aquatint, hardground etching and burnishing on Zerkall Intaglio 250gsm paper
image size: 28,5 by 22,5cm; 47,5 by 45,5 by 3,5cm including frame

Provenance

Strauss & Co, Online, 10 July 2023, lot 39.

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