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 17 588
Lot 125
  • John Muafangejo; Etosha Pan Wild Life
  • John Muafangejo; Etosha Pan Wild Life
  • John Muafangejo; Etosha Pan Wild Life
All images © The Estate of John Muafangejo (The John Muafangejo Trust). All rights reserved. DACS 2017


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 588

About this Item

Namibian 1943-1987
Etosha Pan Wild Life

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

linocut on paper
image size: 43,5 by 69cm; 65,5 by 85 by 2,5cm including frame

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.

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