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Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020

Contemporary Art

Sold for

ZAR 73 970
Lot 640
  • Vivienne Koorland; Gold Africa II
  • Vivienne Koorland; Gold Africa II
  • Vivienne Koorland; Gold Africa II
  • Vivienne Koorland; Gold Africa II


Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 73 970

About this Item

South African 1957-
Gold Africa II

signed and dated 2010; signed inscribed with the artist's name, date, title, and medium on a label adhered to the reverse 

oil and pigment on stitched burlap
68,5 by 61 by 6,5cm, unframed

Notes

‘Vivienne Koorland’s trademark canvas of stitched burlap is the vehicle for the iconic Gold Africa. This emblematic painting invokes at once the politics of geography, history and memory; geopolitics, globalism and recall, enunciating violence and the politics of shame.’1

1. Vivienne Koorland, Gold Africa, www. viviennekoorland.com/current.php

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