Modern and Contemporary Art: Namibian Horizons

Timed Online Auction, 26 April - 8 May 2023

Namibian Horizons
About the Session

Strauss & Co is excited to present a special focus that celebrates Namibian landscape art. The auction presents a rare opportunity for art collectors to own a piece of Namibia's natural beauty through a stunning collection of extraordinary and pristine Namibian landscape paintings and other subjects by Namibian artists. The auction will showcase a diverse range of artworks, including oil paintings, watercolours, and works on paper.

Visitors can view the paintings at a special preview exhibition Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm at the Strauss & Co Cape Town office, Brickfield Canvas, Brickfield Road, Woodstock.


Sold for

ZAR 18 760
Lot 124
  • John Muafangejo; Zulu Land
  • John Muafangejo; Zulu Land
  • John Muafangejo; Zulu Land
All images © The Estate of John Muafangejo (The John Muafangejo Trust). All rights reserved. DACS 2017


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 18 760

About this Item

Namibian 1943-1987
Zulu Land

signed, dated 1974, numbered 143/200 in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the title and 'Natal where art school is' in the block

linocut on paper
image size: 45 by 68cm; 106 by 85,5 by 3cm including frame

Provenance

Private Collection, Cape Town.

Literature

Alan Crump and Olga Levinson (1988) John Muafangejo (1943-1987), Johannesburg: Standard Bank and the 1820 Foundation, another impression from the edition illustrated as cat. no. 10.

Orde Levinson (ed) (1992) I was Lonelyness: The Complete Graphic Works of John Muafangejo, A Catalogue Raisonné 1968–1987, Cape Town: Struik Winchester, another impression from the edition illustrated as cat. no. 63 on page 85.

Helen Vale (ed) (2010) John Ndevasia Muafangejo (1943-1987): Etchings, Woodcuts and Linocuts from the Collection of the Arts Association Heritage Trust, Windhoek: Arts Association Heritage Trust, another impression from the edition illustrated in black and white on page 40 to 41.

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