What
Auction house Aspire Art is holding its inaugural sale of historical, modern and contemporary art on Monday 31 October 2016, featuring an incredible selection which includes original South African works from Irma Stern, JH Pierneef and Gerard Sekoto
Where
The auction takes place at The Park House of Events on 7 in Hyde Park at 320 Jan Smuts Avenue, Sandton (www.theparkhouseofeventson7.com) and starts at 8pm.
Who
The featured collection includes over 100 works, most notably:
Irma Stern – Malay Girl, painted in 1946 and Watussi Dancer from 1942
Alexis Preller – Profile Figures (Mirrored Image) of 1968 and The Gateway 1949
Gerard Sekoto – Senegalese Dancers, 1967 and Group Talking from 1974
Athi-Patra Ruga – Convention…Procession…Elevation – a tapestry of wool and gold thread, 2013
JH Pierneef – among others, Karoo near Hofmeyer, painted in 1930
Dan Halter – Perfection, inspired by a scatter cushion depicting a cheerful scene and the word “perfection”
Hugo Naudé – The earliest work on offer is his Drying Fruit, painted in 1896
Paul du Toit – Landscape
Edoardo Villa – Homage to Maillol
Erik Laubscher – Still life with a Jug and Apples
Maggie Laubscher – including Portrait of a Woman with a Head Scarf
Walter Battis – Matthews; Landscapes in Watercolour
Robert Hodgins – The Weather in the Streets, Studies of Buddies, HUSBAND vs WIFE
Penny Siopis – Cake paintings
William Kentridge
Cecil Skotnes
Ed Young
Diane Victor
David Goldblatt
Pieter Hugo
To view the complete catalogue of works on sale, visit www.aspireart.net and for more information on the auction, contact Emma Bedford at [email protected] or 083 391 7235
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