Evening Sale

Live Virtual Auction, 12 November 2024

Evening Sale

Current Bid

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Lot 308
  • Robert Hodgins; Concertina Artist Book
  • Robert Hodgins; Concertina Artist Book
  • Robert Hodgins; Concertina Artist Book
  • Robert Hodgins; Concertina Artist Book


Lot Estimate
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Current Bid
Starting at ZAR 75 000
Location
Johannesburg
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About this Item

South African 1920-2010
Concertina Artist Book

signed, dated 2008 and inscribed 'For Little Flo, A Panarama'; signed, dated 09 and April '09, and inscribed 'That's All Folks' on the end page

mixed media concertina artist book with ink and watercolour
height: 24cm; width: 18cm; depth: 2cm, closed

Provenance

Linda Givon Collection.

Notes

Robert Hodgins specially made an artist book for ‘Little Flo’, his nickname for his long-time gallerist, Linda Givon. He calls it ‘a panorama’ as it consists of many tiny watercolours on small sheets of paper, glued together to form a leporello, or fold-out, concertina format artist book. The intimate artworks constitute a veritable inventory of Hodgins’ iconography, ranging from businessmen dressed in their ubiquitous suits, to officers in elaborate military uniforms spangled with glitter stars. The last page contains the words, ‘That’s All Folks’ intimating the end of a filmic version of the sum of his artistic oeuvre.

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