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.
About this Item
signed, dated 1984 and numbered 112/200 in pencil in the margin and inscribed with artist's name, date and the title in the block
Provenance
Private Collection, Cape Town.
Literature
Alan Crump and Olga Levinson (1988) John Muafangejo (1943-1987), Johannesburg: Standard Bank and the 1820 Foundation, a similar example illustrated with the title 'The old fashion in Okuanjama', cat. no. 75.
Orde Levinson (ed) (1992) I was Lonelyness: The Complete Graphic Works of John Muafangejo, Cape Town: Struik Winchester, another impression from the edition illustrated on page 226, cat. no. 204.
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, a similar example illustrated with the title 'The old fashion in Okuanjama' on page 104.