Important South African and International Art
Live Auction, 7 November 2016
Day Sale
Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 90 944
About this Item
South African 1862-1945
The Execution of JJ (Jopie) Fourie
bas-relief bronze panel with a verdigris patina, mounted on a wooden base
16 by 40cm, excluding base
Notes
Jopie Fourie was executed in Pretoria Central Prison on 20 December 1914. Van Wouw's depiction of the scene, first cast from 1918, was made using photographs and descriptions from the Reverend CA Neethling (who is standing to the right of the three observing officers).
The present lot is one of the five that were cast in 1970. Another edition, along with the original plaster cast, is at the Pretoria Art Museum.
Provenance
Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Johannesburg, 3 March 1975, lot 47.
Literature
AE Duffey. (2008) Anton van Wouw: The Smaller Works, Pretoria: Protea Book House. Another example illustrated on page 195.
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