Modern and Contemporary Art

Modern and Contemporary Art | Cape Town

Date: 16th Mar, 2022 19:00

Sale number: CT 16 Mar 22
Location: Cape Town
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The collection of 111 works by 74 artists boasts a selection of highly collectable modern and contemporary art-historical treasures. Rare and important pieces by artists including William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas and Robert Hodgins present collectors with a unique opportunity to add significant pieces to their collections. Also on offer are 4 fantastic oil paintings by South African modern master George Pemba and an impressive body of sculptural work, including artists Sydney Kumalo, Edoardo Villa, Bruce Arnott and David Brown.

Sale contact

Name: Sarah Sinisi
Email: sarah@aspireart.net
Telephone: +27 84 568 5639

Name: Ms Marelize Van Zyl
Email: marelize@aspireart.net
Telephone: +27 83 283 7427

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Lot 1 - Neville Lewis (South Africa 1895-1972) Portrait of a young woman in yellow headscarf

Sold for R108,110

Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 2 - Neville Lewis (South Africa 1895-1972) Portrait of a young girl

Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 3 - Peter Clarke (South Africa 1929-2014) Embrace

Sold for R102,420

Estimated at R120,000 - R160,000

Lot 4 - Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988) Girl with Dove

Sold for R182,080

Estimated at R150,000 - R200,000

Lot 5 - Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988) Hat on Wheels

Estimated at R90,000 - R120,000

Lot 7 - Bruce Arnott (South Africa 1938-2018) Clockwork Klopjac

Sold for R35,175

Estimated at R30,000 - R50,000

Lot 8 - George Pemba (South Africa 1912-2001) Xhosa Traditional Dancers I

Sold for R295,880

Estimated at R250,000 - R350,000

Lot 9 - Cinga Samson (South Africa 1986-) Untitled (Stormy Sky)

Sold for R591,760

Estimated at R250,000 - R350,000

Lot 10 - Moffat Takadiwa (Zimbabwe 1983-) Mr Consumer 2

Sold for R170,700

Estimated at R150,000 - R200,000

Lot 11 - Turiya Magadlela (South Africa 1978-) Fuck being a ballet dancer I want to be Roy Dalio II & III, two (from the I Never Made Swan Lake series)

Estimated at R120,000 - R160,000

Lot 12 - Edoardo Villa (South Africa 1915-2011) African Mask II

Estimated at R300,000 - R500,000

Lot 13 - Louis Maqhubela (South Africa 1939-2021) The Fallen Kings

Sold for R375,540

Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000

Lot 14 - George Pemba (South Africa 1912-2001) The Quarrel

Estimated at R400,000 - R600,000

Lot 15 - George Pemba (South Africa 1912-2001) Nongqawuse (The girl who killed to save)

Sold for R910,400

Estimated at R400,000 - R600,000

Lot 16 - Dumile Feni (South Africa 1942-1991) Figures and animals

Sold for R49,245

Estimated at R20,000 - R30,000

Lot 17 - Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988) A Dream

Sold for R22,278

Estimated at R10,000 - R15,000

Lot 18 - Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988) Untitled

Sold for R49,245

Estimated at R20,000 - R25,000

Lot 19 - Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988) Woman and bird

Sold for R25,795

Estimated at R8,000 - R12,000

Lot 20 - George Lilanga (Tanzania 1934-2005) Mwalimu anawafundisha vijana jinsi ya kupika

Estimated at R70,000 - R100,000

Lot 21 - George Lilanga (Tanzania 1934-2005) Huyo Ndie Aliekunywamaziwa Tako Babu Lazima Apate Athabu

Estimated at R70,000 - R100,000

Lot 22 - Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988) Mother and Child

Estimated at R600,000 - R800,000

Lot 23 - George Pemba (South Africa 1912-2001) Portrait of a man

Sold for R96,730

Estimated at R90,000 - R120,000

Lot 24 - David Brown (South Africa 1951-2016) Ysterkop (Iron Head) Dreams I

Sold for R58,625

Estimated at R50,000 - R70,000

Lot 25 - Edoardo Villa (South Africa 1915-2011) Fortress Figure

Estimated at R500,000 - R700,000

Lot 26 - Edoardo Villa (South Africa 1915-2011) Standing figure

Sold for R455,200

Estimated at R400,000 - R600,000

Lot 27 - Robert Hodgins (South Africa 1920-2010) Office Redecoration

Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 29 - Robert Hodgins (South Africa 1920-2010) A Green Girl

Sold for R1,046,960

Estimated at R900,000 - R1,200,000

Lot 30 - Williams Chechet (Nigeria 1981-) Kaboom II

Sold for R21,105

Estimated at R20,000 - R30,000

Lot 31 - Dorothee Kreutzfeldt (South Africa 1970-) For 15 minutes

Sold for R46,900

Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 32 - Cameron Platter (South Africa 1978-) and Vuyisa Nyamende (`South Africa) Big Lights

Estimated at R20,000 - R40,000

Lot 33 - Cameron Platter (South Africa 1978-) Big Life

Estimated at R30,000 - R50,000

Lot 34 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Untitled (Man, Woman and Warthog)

Estimated at R600,000 - R800,000

Lot 35 - Fanlo Mkhize (South Africa 1959-1995) BUTISI TART?

Sold for R30,485

Estimated at R30,000 - R50,000

Lot 36 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Drawing for Mine

Sold for R3,186,400

Estimated at R2,800,000 - R3,500,000

Lot 37 - Edoardo Villa (South Africa 1915-2011) Abstract form

Estimated at R60,000 - R90,000

Lot 38 - Edoardo Villa (South Africa 1915-2011) The Lovers

Sold for R159,320

Estimated at R120,000 - R180,000

Lot 39 - Paul Kodjo (Ivory Coast 1939-2021) Extrait du roman photo “Perdue et Retrouvee”, 1973

Estimated at R100,000 - R120,000

Lot 40 - Paul Kodjo (Ivory Coast 1939-2021) Untitled (from the Soirée Dansante, Abidjan, 1970 series)

Estimated at R100,000 - R120,000

Lot 41 - Gerhard Marx (South Africa 1976-) Depths in Feet (Spread)

Sold for R53,935

Estimated at R50,000 - R80,000

Lot 42 - Guy Tillim (South Africa 1962-) Kunhinga Portraits: Rosalina Nahamba Holding Baby Filomena Lasinda. Her Daughter, Rosali Sindali Holds Baby Guerra

Estimated at R25,000 - R35,000

Lot 43 - Zanele Muholi (South Africa 1972-) Sasa Bleecker, New York (from the Somnyama Ngonyama series)

Sold for R136,560

Estimated at R120,000 - R160,000

Lot 44 - Jac de Villiers (South Africa 1948-) Tutu

Sold for R35,175

Estimated at R30,000 - R40,000

Lot 45 - Ayana Vellissia Jackson (United States of America 1977-) Destruction (from the Poverty Pornography series)

Sold for R159,320

Estimated at R120,000 - R180,000

Lot 46 - David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) Limited edition Particulars book and 'Woman sun-bathing, Fellside, Johannesburg'

Sold for R46,900

Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 47 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Receiver

Sold for R125,180

Estimated at R90,000 - R120,000

Lot 48 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Four Instruments

Estimated at R45,000 - R50,000

Lot 49 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Braz Cubas (Head and Stone)

Sold for R40,000

Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000

Lot 50 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Braz Cubas (Sculptures)

Sold for R40,000

Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000