Property of a Johannesburg Book Designer

Online-Only Auction, 1 - 8 March 2021

Property of a Johannesburg Book Designer

Sold for

ZAR 8 208
Lot 130
  • John Roome; The Entrance to Durban Harbour
  • John Roome; The Entrance to Durban Harbour
  • John Roome; The Entrance to Durban Harbour
  • John Roome; The Entrance to Durban Harbour
  • John Roome; The Entrance to Durban Harbour


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 208

About this Item

John Roome
South African 1951-
 The Entrance to Durban Harbour

signed and dated 1989

oil on canvas
91 by 122cm excluding frame; 97 by 128 by 4,5cm including frame

Notes

This work depicts the old entrance to Durban Harbour, before it was redeveloped, with the Bluff in the background. The ruins in the foreground are the remnants of old gun emplacements built to protect the harbour before WWII.