Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020
Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art Part I
Lot Estimate
ZAR 150 000 - 200 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 204 840
About this Item
South African 1964-
Flying Red-billed Teal Brace (S041)
1996
signed, dated 95 and numbered 4/12
bronze on granite base
height: 87cm including base; width: 46cm; depth: 45cm
Notes
"This piece looks into the speed and agility of ducks. They are very fast fliers and on coming into water, they often bank and curve. The wildness and speed of that bank and turn, also the beauty of the wing forms, and the calling as they land, are what inspired this work."
Dylan Lewis
Literature
Christie's (2007) Predators and Prey: The Animal Bronzes of Dylan Lewis, auction catalogue, 11 June, London: Christie's, another example from the edition illustrated on page 61.
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