Important British, Continental and South African Paintings

Live Auction, 7 September 2009

Session Two

Sold for

ZAR 189 380
Lot 120
  • Lucas Sithole; Don't Leave Me Alone (Musani) (LS 7917)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 189 380

About this Item

South African 1931-1994
Don't Leave Me Alone (Musani) (LS 7917)
wood and black polish
52 by 67 by 48cm

Notes

The figure is of a blind woman who used to sell oranges outside a Soweto school during breaks and at the end of school.  She and her oranges were taken by some children to the school and then taken home again at the end of the day.  On one particular day Lucas Sithole was driving past when he heard the woman crying out "Musani ukungishiya" (Don't leave me behind) as she feared that the children would leave without taking her home.

Provenance

Gallery 21, Johannesburg

Literature

Post, Johannesburg 28.09.1979 (illustrated)

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