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Fine Art
Fine Art
23 June 2012
Session 2

P85 Sydney Kumalo,
The Wise Man

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Art Auction
Saturday, 23 June 2012
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P01
Pierneef,
Jacob Hendrik
(SA 1886 - 1957)
Trees in
landscape,
Linocut, signed
10 x 13cm
R4 000 – R6 000
P02
Pierneef,
Jacob Hendrik
(SA 1886 - 1957)
Cape farmhouse,
Linocut, signed
17 x 21,5cm
R6 000 – R9 000
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P03
Catherine,
Norman Clive
(SA 1949 - )
Surprise &
Carnivorius,
Silkscreen, signed,
1989, two works in
the lot, editions 5/50 &
3/50, 11,2 x 9cm each
R600 – R900
P04
Hodgins, Robert
Griffiths (SA 1920
- 2010) & Bell,
Deborah Margaret
(SA 1957 - )
Pop singer and
Tete a tete,
Silkscreen, signed,
1989, two works in
the lot, 2/50 and 4/50,
11,2 x 9cm each
R600 – R900
P05
Siopis, Penelope
(SA 1953 - )
Bounty & Spoil
Silkscreen,
signed, 1989, two
works in the lot,
editions 4/50 & 2/50
11,2 x 9cm each
R600 – R900
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P06
Hodgins, Robert Griffiths (SA 1920 - 2010)
Of thee I sing
Lithograph, signed, 2007, edition 19/40
76 x 56cm
R8 500 – R9 500
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P07
Uys, Hennie (SA 20th Century)
Gemsbok in landscape
Oil on board, signed, 1981
59 x 78,5cm
R1 200 – R1 800
P08
Uys, Hennie (SA 20th Century)
Landscape with guinea fowl
Oil on board, signed, 1981
59 x 78,5cm
R1 200 – R1 800
P09
Motswai, Tommy
(SA 1963 - )
De Wildt Fruit Shop & Business Man Party
Colour lithograph, signed, two works in the lot , 52 x 73cm & 69 x 52cm, R1 200 – R1 800
P10
Macala, Ben (1938 - 1997)
Women Praying
Mixed media, signed, 1964
90,5 x 69cm
R3 000 – R3 500
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P11
Sekhaelelo, Solomon (SA 20th Century)
Abstract fi gure
Airbrush, signed
61,4 x 89cm
R1 200 – R1 600
P12
Smith, John Prof (SA 1944 - )
Kids playing
Oil on board, signed
29,4 x 21,5cm
R800 – R1 200
P13
Mayer, Ernst Karl (Erich) (SA 1876 - 1960)
Trees
Pencil sketch, signed, slight paper damage
24 x 16cm
R500 – R800
P14
Pierneef, Jacob
Hendrik
(SA 1886 - 1957),
Union buildings
from Prinsenhof,
Photolithograph with
printed signature
29 x 36,5cm
R500 – R800
P15
Romm, Nina
(SA 1949 - )
Self portrait,
Ceramic plate,
50,8cm diameter
R500 – R800
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P16
Saoli, Winston (SA 1950 - 1995)
Abstract
Mixed Media, signed, 1989
60,5 x 85,5cm
R2 000 – R2 500
P17
Ntukwana
Hargreaves
(SA 1938 - 1997),
Abstract
composition faces
Oil on board, signed,
62,5 x 103cm
R3 000 – R5 000
P18
Tretchikoff, Vladimir Griegorovich (SA 1913 - 2006)
Red hot pokers
Print, 85 x 40cm
R1 000 – R1 500
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P19 P20
Vorster, Gordon Frank (SA 1924 - 1988)
Zebra and wildebeest
Mixed media on paper, signed, 66 x 95cm
R6 000 – R9 000
Vorster, Gordon Frank (SA 1924 - 1988),
Zebra and wildebeest
Mixed media on paper, signed, 66 x 95cm
R6 000 – R9 000
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P21
Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (SA 1886 - 1957)
Natalapietersburg, Landscape with house & House and mountains
Photolithograph with printed signature, three works in the lot
each approx 22 x 26cm
R1 200 – R1 600
P22
Coetzer, Willem
Hermanus Frsa
Fial Fiba
(SA 1900 - 1983),
Landscape
with trees
etching, signed, no 5,
12,5 x 17cm
R1 200 – R1 600
P23
Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans (SA 1926 - 2009)
Abstract
Woodcut print, signed, 1972, edition 54/55
56 x 14,5cm
R2 000 – R2 500
This lot cannot
be displayed due
to copyright laws
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P24
Mahlangu, Speelman Makwe (SA 1958 - 2004)
Abstract with bird
Oil on board, signed
59 x 84cm
R10 000 – R13 000
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P25
Mahlangu, Speelman Makwe (SA 1958 - 2004)
Love and peace
Oil on board, signed, titled on reverse
63,5 x 83cm
R5 000 – R8 000
P26
Macala, Ben (1938 - 1997)
Mother and child
Charcoal, signed, 1970, some paper damage a bottom of sheet
140,5 x 74cm
R1 500 – R2 000
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P27
Van Heerden, Louis (SA 1941 - )
Composition with pear, Paris
Pastel, signed, 1990
105 x 74cm
R7 000 – R9 000
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P28
Van Heerden, Louis (SA 1941 - )
Composition with 3 pears, Paris
Pastel, signed, 1990
105 x 74cm
R7 000 – R9 000
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P29
Maseko, Joseph
Ramapulane
(Joe) (SA),
Going home
Oil on board, signed
50 x 40cm
R3 500 – R4 500
P30
Magrotti, Ercole (Italian 1890 - 1958),
Village scene
Oil on board, signed
38 x 47,4cm
R700 – R1 000
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This lot cannot
be displayed due
to copyright laws
P31
Dali, Salvador (Spanish 1904 - 1989)
Drawers of memory
Etching, signed, edition E.A.
44,5 x 32cm
R6 000 – R9 000
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P32
Brigg, Melvin
Arthur (Mel)
(SA 1950 - )
Landscape
Oil on board
signed, 1982
49,4 x 74,6cm
R4 000 – R6 000
P33
Brigg, Melvin
Arthur (Mel)
(SA 1950 - )
Farmscape
Oil on board
signed, 1985
49,4 x 74,6cm
R4 000 – R6 000
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P34
Oldert, Johannes (SA 1912 - 1984)
Landscape with Cape Farmhouse
Oil on board, signed
92 x 152cm
R13 000 – R16 000
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P35
Saoli, Winston
(SA 1950 - 1995)
Portrait studies
Charcoal, signed,
1986, two works in
the lot
58,5 x 45cm
R2 000 – R3 000
P36
Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )
There’s no sugar left
Poster, signed
69,5 x 47cm
R700 – R1 000
P37
Brigg, Melvin
Arthur (Mel)
(SA 1950 - )
Fishermen
Oil on board, signed,
1985
49,4 x 74,6cm
R4 000 – R6 000
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P38
Coleman, Trevor
(1936 - )
Lunchtime
Morocco
Oil on canvas, signed,
120 x 89,6cm
R12 000 – R16 000
P39
Mogano, David
(Phoshoko)
(SA, 1932-2000)
Township scene
Watercolour, signed, 1997, 54,5 x 75cm
R3 500 – R4 500
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P40
Coleman, Trevor (1936 - )
Marrakesh Market Scene
Oil on canvas, signed
90 x 120,6cm
R12 000 – R16 000
P41
Ntukwana, Hargreaves (SA 1938 - 1997)
Saxophone player
Mixed media, signed
75 x 55cm
R1 000 – R1 500
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P42
Pasmore,
Victor (British
1908 - 1998)
Abstract
Composition,
Lithograph, signed,
1972, edition 57/60,
70 x 47cm
R7 000 – R10 000
P43
Kobeli, Eli (SA 1932 - 1999)
Mine gold
Mixed media, signed, 1993
44 x 61,5cm
R4 000 – R5 000
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P44
Nice, Christiaan (SA 1939 - )
Children playing cricket
Oil on board, signed
28,5 x 44,5cm
R18 000 – R22 000
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P45
Boshoff, Adriaan Hendrik (SA 1935 - 2007)
Still life with Marigolds,
Oil on board, signed
58 x 88cm
R65 000 – R75 000
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P46
Paravano, Dino (SA 1935 - )
Seascape
Oil on board, signed
58,5 x 89cm
R8 000 – R10 000
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P47
Sekoto, Gerard (SA 1913 - 1993)
The Two Little Boys
Oil on canvas, signed, 1975, bears title (verso)
65 x 46cm
R160 000 – R190 000
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P48
Van Essche, Maurice (SA 1906-1977)
Harlequin and trapeze artist
Oil on board, signed
61 x 44,5cm
R70 000 – R90 000
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P49
Thackwray, James Vicary (SA 1919 - 1994)
Landscape
Oil on canvas, signed
59,8 x 90cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P50
Bosch, Cornelius
(SA 1956 - 2011)
Ginger jar with lid,
Stoneware
37cm ht x 44cm
across
R7 000 – R10 000
P51
Bosch, Essias (SA 1923 - 2010)
Cylindrical jar with lid
Stoneware
44cm height
R2 500 – R3 500
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P52
Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)
Upside Down
Gouache on Hotel Tahiti letterhead, signed
20,5 x 26cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P53
Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)
Blue hands
Gouache on Hotel Tahiti letterhead, signed
20,5 x 26cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P54
Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982)
Inside out
Gouache on Hotel Tahiti letterhead, signed
20,5 x 26cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P55
European 19th C
Couple, The toast
Oil on panel, pair of works
17,5 x 14cm
R1 000 – R1 500
P56
Carter, Sydney
(SA 1874 - 1975),
Spring Blossoms
Farm Scene,
Gouache, signed,
25,5 x 38cm
R3 000 – R4 000
P57
Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans
(SA 1926 - 2009)
Figure Composition
Woodcut print, signed, edition 456/500
24,5 x 20cm
R1 500 – R2 000
This lot cannot
be displayed due
to copyright laws
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P58
Van Wouw, Anton (SA 1862 - 1945)
Still life with copper kettle, pipe and bowl
Oil on canvas, unsigned but with brass name plate on frame and letter attached to the reverse from
his son confi rming that he did not actually see his father painting the painting but does recognize the
objects in the artwork. He also states that his father did paint paintings without signing them
33,5 x 48,5cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P59
Nice, Christiaan (SA 1939 - )
District six
Oil on board, signed
25 x 35,7cm
R20 000 – R30 000
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P60
Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans
(SA 1926 - 2009)
Shaka Series
Woodcut print, signed, 1973, edition 21/225
48,6 x 30,6cm
R2 500 – R3 000
This lot cannot
be displayed due
to copyright laws
P61
Skotnes, Cecil Edwin Frans
(SA 1926 - 2009)
Shaka series – two figures
Woodcut print, signed, 1973, edition 21/225
48,6 x 30,6cm
R2 500 – R3 000
This lot cannot
be displayed due
to copyright laws
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P62
Boonzaier, Gregoire Johannes (SA 1909 - 2005)
District six
Watercolour, signed
23,4 x 31,5cm
R17 000 – R20 000
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P63
Boshoff, Adriaan Hendrik (SA 1935 - 2007)
Still life with White Cosmos
Oil on board, signed
58 x 88cm
R65 000 – R75 000
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P64
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )
Act I Scene 2 from Ubu Tells the Truth
Aquatint, etching, and engravings, signed, 1996-97. One from a series of eight, plate: 25 x 30 cm;
sheet: 35 x 49.5 cm. Publisher and printer: The Caversham Press, Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal, South
Africa. Edition: 33/50
R28 000 – R32 000
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P65
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )
Act II Scene 1 from Ubu Tells the Truth
Aquatint, etching, and engravings, signed, 1996-97. One from a series of eight, plate: 25 x 30 cm;
sheet: 35 x 49.5 cm. Publisher and printer: The Caversham Press, Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal, South
Africa. Edition: 33/50
R28 000 – R32 000
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P66
Jaroszynski, Tadeusz (SA 1933 - )
Abstract composition
Oil on canvas, signed, circa 1970s
33,3 x 52cm
R25 000 – R30 000
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P67
Tugwell, Christopher (SA 1938 - )
Bluegums
Oil on board, signed
59,5 x 44,5cm
R12 000 – R16 000
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P68
Claerhout, Fr. Frans Martin (SA 1919 - 2006)
Women Harvesting
Mixed media, signed
37 x 55,3cm
R5 000 – R6 000
P69
Oldert, Johannes (SA 1912 - 1984)
Bluegums
Oil on board, signed
47,5 x 32cm
R2 500 – R3 500
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P70
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )
Dolobran Parktown
Pen, ink and pastel on paper, signed, sketch for a movie circa 1985
27 x 37,5cm
R40 000 – R50 000
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P71
D’oyly, John
(British,
1906 -1993)
Venetian canal
scene
Oil on board, signed,
21,5 x 37cm
R1 500 – R2 500
P72
Timlin, William (SA 1893 - 1943)
Camps bay
Watercolour, signed, 1912
17,5 x 25cm
R5 000 – R8 000
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P73
Vermeiren, Jan (South African 1949 - )
Three faces
Oil on canvas, signed
45 x 60cm
R10 000 – R13 000
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P74
Boonzaier, Gregoire Johannes (SA 1909 - 2005)
Denneboom, Kaap
Oil on canvas, signed, 1973
55 x 77cm
R50 000 – R60 000
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P75
Sibiya, Lucky Madlo (SA 1942 -1999)
Figure and tree
Signed, 1979, edition 35/85
61 x 42,5cm
R1 200 – R1 800
P76
Douglas, Frank
(European 20thC),
European country
scene
Oil on board, signed,
59 x 74cm
R2 000 – R2 500
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P77
Vermeiren, Jan (South African 1949 - )
Square Head
Oil on canvas, signed
40,5 x 37cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P78
Vermeiren, Jan (South African 1949 - )
Blue lips
Oil on canvas, signed
40,5 x 37cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P79
De Bliquy, Leon Paul
(SA 1943 - ),
The Boat
Oil on canvas, signed, 1970, bought
by current owner from NSA Durban
52,5 x 42cm
R2 500 – R3 000
P80
Marshall, Elsa (SA 1915 - ?)
Joy of summer
Oil on canvas, signed
101 x 101cm
R1 200 – R1 800
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Front
Verso
P81
Motau, Julian (SA 1948 - 1987)
Figure Study
Charcoal, signed
R7 000 – 10 000
- 50 -

P82
Battiss, Walter Whall (SA 1906 - 1982 )
Orgy 2
Silkscreen, signed, proof 3/3
44 x 63cm
R18 000 – R22 000
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P83
Pierneef, Jacob Hendrik (SA 1886 - 1957)
Landscape with trees and mountains
Pencil sketch with watercolour, signed, 1941
27,8 x 38cm
R18 000 – R22 000
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P84
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )
Anatomy of vertebrates
Etching, signed, edition 20/30
36 x 42cm
R30 000 – R35 000
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Side
P85
Kumalo, Sydney Alex (SA 1935 -1988)
The Wise Man
Bronze, signed, edition 4/5
92 x 31 x 34cm
R180 000 – R220 000
Front
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P86 P87
Preller, Alexis (SA 1911 - 1975)
The King
Pencil sketch, signed
17 x 9cm
R4 000 – R5 000
Preller, Alexis (SA 1911 - 1975),
The King
Pencil sketch, signed
17 x 11cm
R4 000 – R5 000
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P88
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )
Plettenberg bay, near lookout beach
Watercolour on text sheets, signed, 12/09, 70,5 x 69,5cm
R240 000 – R280 000
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P89
Broadley, Robert
(SA 1908 - 1988)
Cape homestead
Watercolour, signed
24,5 x 32,5cm
R2 000 – R2 500
P90
Tshabalala, Enoch (SA 1941 - )
The Embrace
Pen and ink, signed, two works in the lot
32,5 x 23cm
R1 000 – R1 500
P91
Ntukwana,
Hargreaves
(SA 1938 - 1997)
Three Musicians,
Oil on board, signed
63 x 97,5cm
R3 000 – R5 000
P92
Maghandlela, Grand (South African 1960 - )
Township scene
Mixed media on paper, signed, 1989
41,5 x 55cm
R2 000 – R3 000
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P93
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 - )
Tondo music box from The Magic fl ute 2006
Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle German etching paper, signed, edition 8/60
110 x 110cm
R120 000 – R140 000
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P94
Saoli, Winston ( SA 1950 - 1995)
Moonrising
Mixed media on paper, signed, 1987
56,5 x 41,5cm
R1 000 – R1 500
This lot cannot
be displayed due
to copyright laws
P95
Dali, Salvador (Spanish 1904 - 1989)
Figure and Teepees
Coloured etching, signed, bought circa 1978, edition 181/135
47 x 61,5cm
R7 000 – R10 000
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P96
Muirhead, John (British, 1867-1927)
Lakescene with church
Oil on canvas, signed, has a small hole in canvas
16,5 x 22cm
R1 200 – R1 800
P97
Abrams, Lionel (SA 1931 - 1997 )
Artist on his way to work (Cezanne)
Acrylic on canvas, signed, titled and signed on reverse
91,5 x 122cm
R7 000 – R10 000
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P98
Schwanecke, Ulrich Conrad Heinrich Valtin
(SWA 1932 - 2006)
NabyBewaarkloof
Watercolour, signed, 50 x 66cm
R1 200 – R1 600
P99
Coleman, Trevor (1936 - )
Figure in landscape
Oil on canvas, signed
152 x 121,6cm
R15 000 – R20 000
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P100
Thackwray, James Vicary (SA 1919 - 1994)
Landscape,
Oil on canvas, signed
90,5 x 102cm
R10 000 – R13 000
P101
White, Adele (SA 20thC)
Bloureen
Oil on canvas, signed
97 x 131cm
R1 200 – R1 800
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P102 P103
Dykman, Henry John (1893 - 1972)
Still life with roses
Oil on board, signed,
47,5 x 37cm
R2 000 – R3 000
Dykman, Henry John (1893 - 1972)
Still life with hydrangea
Oil on board, signed
39 x 48,5cm
R2 500 – R3 500
P104
Sebidi, Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen (South African 1943 - )
Village scene
Oil on board, signed, 1988
27,5 x 47cm
R8 000 – R12 000
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P105
Squibb, Ruth Audrey (SA 1928 - )
Wagon
Oil on board, signed
45 x 60cm
R5 000 – R8 000
P106
Sebidi, Mmakgabo Mmapula Helen (South African 1943 - )
Time to give it
Linocut, signed, edition 2/100
30,5 x 30,5cm
R800 – R1 200
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P107
Bhengu,
Gerard
(SA 1910 - 1990),
Portrait study,
Watercolour, signed,
30,3 x 24,3cm
R6 000 – R9 000
P108
Ampenberger,
Stefan
(SA 1908 - 1983),
Farm landscape,
Watercolour, signed,
87 x 56cm
R4 500 – R5 500
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P109
Tshabalala, Enoch (SA 1941 - )
Township scenes
Watercolour, signed, three works in the lot
19 x 17,5 - 16cm x 24,4cm & 20,5 x 17cm
R3 000 – R4 000
P110
Romm, Nina (SA 1949 - )
Birds
Mixed media
31,5 x 59cm
R500 – R800
P111
Catherine, Norman Clive (SA 1949 - )
Evolution
Silkscreen, signed, 1971, edition 10/20
39,5 x35
R1 200 – R1 600
P112
Kobeli, Eli (SA 1932 - 1999)
Abstract composition faces
Oil on canvas, signed, 1996, some paint damage, unframed
47 x 47cm
R600 – R900
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P113
Klar, Otto
(SA 1908 - 1994),
Still life
with poppies
Watercolour, signed,
9 x 19cm
R3 000 – R3 500
P114
Timlin, William ( SA 1893 - 1943)
You should see him trying to save his clay
heads - rushing to and fro
Ink drawing on paper, signed, some paper damage
19 x 27,5cm, R5 000 – R7 000
P115
Dufy, Raoul (French, 1877-1953)
Flowers
Lithograph, signed, edition 7/200
33 x 25cm
R3 000 – R4 000
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P116
Koenig, Dezso (SA 1902 - 1972)
Gentleman reading
Oil on canvas, signed
71 x 60cm
R1 800 – R2 200
P117
Tose, Martin Quibinsizi (South African, 1958-2004)
Abstract Composition
Oil on canvas, signed, 2003
58 x 83cm
R7 000 – R10 000
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P118
Ivanoff, Victor Archipovich
(SA 1909 - 1995)
Spanish Dancer
Oil on board, signed
60 x 52cm
R4 000 – R5 000
P119
Paravano, Dino (SA 1935 - )
Fishermen
Oil on board, signed, 45 x 60cm
R7 000 – R10 000
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P120
Taylor, Sydney (SA 20th Century)
Cape homestead
Watercolour, signed, 36 x 49cm
R1 600 – R2 000
P121
Foure, J.L. (SA 20thC )
District six
Oil on board, signed, 37 x 52cm
R1 200 – R1 600
P122
Macala, Ben (1938 - 1997)
Seated fi gure
Coppered clay, signed, some wear to the copper
31cm height
R800 – R1 200
P123
Baldinelli, Armando (SA 1908 - 2002)
Looking in
Lithograph, signed, 1974, artist proof, unframe
51 x 72cm
R600 – R900
P124
Kobeli, Eli (SA 1932 - 1999)
Stutubaker
Mixed media on paper, signed, 1984, two works in the lot, unframed
43, 5 x 11,5cm each
R1 200 – R1 800
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P125
Korzennik, Mickey
(SA 1930 - )
Cross
Steel
195 x 136cm
R3 000 – R5 000
Detail
- 71 -

P126
Tshabalala, Enoch (SA 1941 - )
Kingfi shers
Watercolour, signed, two works in the lot
36,5 x 24cm each
R1 000 – R1 500
P127
Kobeli, Eli (SA 1932 - 1999)
Township scene
Mixed media on paper, signed, 1984
R1 300 – R1 600
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P128
Kentridge, William Joseph (SA 1955 – )
The wife and the artist
Drypoint etching, signed, edition 2/35
29,5 x 42cm
R25 000 – R30 000
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