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 152 425
Lot 96
  • Maud Sumner; The Old Salt Road, Leading into Swakopmund
  • Maud Sumner; The Old Salt Road, Leading into Swakopmund
  • Maud Sumner; The Old Salt Road, Leading into Swakopmund


Lot Estimate
ZAR 100 000 - 120 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 152 425

About this Item

South African 1902-1985
The Old Salt Road, Leading into Swakopmund

signed

oil on canvas
59 by 118,5cm excluding frame; 66 by 126,5 by 4,5cm including frame

Provenance

Strauss & Co, Johannesburg, 16 May 2011, lot 56.

Private Collection, Cape Town.

Literature

Frieda Harmsen (1992) Maud Sumner: Painter and Poet, Pretoria: J L van Schaik, the orginal black and white source photograph is illustrated on page 144.

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