Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 6 March 2017

Important South African and International Art - Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 852 600
Lot 501
  • Anton van Wouw; The Hammer Worker


Lot Estimate
ZAR 700 000 - 900 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 852 600

About this Item

South African 1862-1945
The Hammer Worker

signed, dated 1911 and inscribed 'Joh-burg'

bronze, on a wooden base
height: 61cm; base: 75,5cm

Literature

cf. Different casts are documented and illustrated in the following:

AE Duffey. (2008) Anton van Wouw: The Smaller Works, Pretoria: Pretoria Book House, illustrated on pages 89 to 92 with the tiitle The Hammer Worker.

J Ernst. (2006) Anton van Wouw: a Biography, Vanderbijlpark: Corals Publishers, illustrated on page 74 with the title Die Hammerwerker.

Hans Fransen. (1982) Three Centuries of South African Art, Johannesburg: AD Donker, illustrated on pages 326 and 327.

AE Duffey. (1981) Anton van Wouw 1862-1945 en die Van Wouwhuis, Pretoria: University of Pretoria, illustrated on page 12.

ML Du Toit. (1933) Suid-Afrikaanse Kunstenaars: Deel 1, Anton van Wouw, Cape Town: Unknown publisher, illustration plate 13.

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