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 II
Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 500 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 479 400
About this Item
South African 1964-
Sitting Cheetah II (S238)
2005
signed, numbered 4/12 and S238
bronze with a dark brown patina
height: 125cm; width: 149cm; depth: 65cmcm
Notes
"To me the cat is the ancient guardian of the wilderness, repository of elegance, sensuality and power." Dylan Lewis in Laura Twiggs (ed) (2006), Forces of Nature: The Sculpture of Dylan Lewis, Pardus Publishing, page 42.
Literature
Laura Twiggs (ed) (2011) Dylan Lewis: Animal Bronzes 1989-2005: The Collectors' Guide, Cape Town: Pardus, another cast from the edition illustrated on page 177.
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