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 60 000
Lot 95
  • Maud Sumner; Lagoon, Walvis Bay
  • Maud Sumner; Lagoon, Walvis Bay
  • Maud Sumner; Lagoon, Walvis Bay


Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Selling Price
ZAR 60 000

About this Item

South African 1902-1985
Lagoon, Walvis Bay

signed

oil on canvas
97 by 130cm excluding frame; 113,5 by 146,5 by 4,5cm including frame

Provenance

Coba Diederiks Collection.

Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town.

Private Collection, Cape Town.

Literature

Frieda Harmsen (1992) Maud Sumner: Painter and Poet, Pretoria: J L van Schaik, a similar example, executed in watercolour, illustrated in black and white on page 199, with the title 'Desert Boat on the Beach'.

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