Modern and Contemporary Art: Namibian Horizons
Timed Online Auction, 26 April - 8 May 2023
Namibian Horizons
About the SessionStrauss & 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.
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About this Item
signed, dated 1982 and numbered 45/150 in pencil in the margin; inscribed with the artist's name, date and the title in the block
Notes
Other impressions from this edition are in the following collections: John Muafangejo Foundation, Pelmama Permanent Collection, University Art Galleries: University of Bophuthatswana, National Art Gallery of Namibia.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist, thence by descent to the current owner.
Literature
Orde Levinson (ed) (1992) I was Lonelyness: The Complete Graphic Works of John Muafangejo, Cape Town: Struik, another impression from the edition illustrated on page 205, cat. no. 183.
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 colour on page 102 to 103.