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THE SOUTH AFRICAN SALE
Bonhams London, Wednesday 12th September 2018 bonhams.com
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he South African Sale will take place on Wednesday 12 September at the Bonhams New Bond Street saleroom in London. The sale will feature a strong selection of works from preeminent South African artists Gerard Sekoto, Irma Stern and William Kentridge.
Gerard Sekoto leads the sale with Three school girls that carries an estimate of £120,000-180,000 and Portrait of a man seated, estimated at £100,000-150,000. The works are typical of Sekoto’s style in
showing the vibrancy of daily life in townships; as well as capturing communal tensions that infuse the scenes with a high degree of realism and affect. Elsewhere at the sale, Peter Clarke’s Strolling couple, Teslaarsdy will be offered with an estimate of £30,000-50,000. Executed in December 1969, the painting depicts a fleeting and poignant moment of intimacy in the vivid landscape of Teslaarsdy, a farming village near Caledon in the Western Cape. The sharp contours and vivid palette of blues
Above: Gerard Sekoto, Three School Girls Right: Gerard Sekoto, Portrait of a Man Seated
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