Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 5 March 2018
Art: Evening Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 600 000 - 900 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 863 968
About this Item
South African 1964-
Leopard Crushing a Serpent
2000
signed, dated 2000, numbered 5/8 and stamped S135
bronze
142,5 by 59,5 by 185cm
Notes
"This sculpture of a leopard crushing a serpent could be seen to explore a mythological idea rather than anything Dylan has personally witnessed."
Ibid, page 216.
Literature
Dylan Lewis: An Untamed Force (2015). Cape Town: Struik Nature. Illustrated on pages 172, 173 and 216.