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.

Scroll down to discover more.

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


Sold for

ZAR 37 520
Lot 60
  • Maggie Laubser; Portrait of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf
  • Maggie Laubser; Portrait of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf
  • Maggie Laubser; Portrait of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf
  • Maggie Laubser; Portrait of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf


Lot Estimate
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 37 520

About this Item

South African 1886-1973
Portrait of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf

signed and dated '20

pencil on paper laid down on board
30,5 by 24cm excluding frame; 60 by 52,5 by 3cm including frame

Literature

Dalene Marais (1994) Maggie Laubser: Her Paintings, Drawings and Graphics, Johannesburg and Cape Town: Perskor, a similar example is illustrated in black and white on page 228, cat. no. 794.

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