Kickstarting the 2023 program Aspire Art are delighted to present their first Live sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art in March. The sale has become a highly anticipated event in the Cape Town auction calendar, showcasing and recognising works by truly exceptional artists from Southern Africa.
Contemporary highlights include seminal works by William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Sue Williamson, Johannes Phokela, Zander Blom, Athi-Patra Ruga, Dan Halter and Georgina Gratrix amongst others. International superstars include Pascale Marthine Tayou and Francisco Vidal. Photographic works feature prominently as a special section and include limited editioned prints by celebrated documentary photographers Alf Kumalo and David Goldblatt alongside incredible photographic works by artists like Mary Sibande, Ayana Jackson, Candice Breitz and the award-winning Mikhael Subotzky.
Leading the sale is a group of important and rare works by South African modern masters, most significantly a selection of expressive drawings by Dumile Feni and paintings by social realist George Pemba. The modern collection is complimented by a landscape painted by J.H. Pierneef and a beautifully rendered gouache by Irma Stern from 1951.
Preview: 10 to15 March
Mon-Fri: 8.30-4.30, Saturday: 10-2 or by appointment
Lot 49 - Johannes Phokela (South Africa 1966-) Woman in blue, from the Head on Collar series
Sold for R159,320
Lot 50 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Traité D'Arithmétique
Sold for R318,640
Lot 51 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Pocket Drawings 187-241
Sold for R432,440
Lot 52 - Dan Halter (Zimbabwe 1977-) The Ears of the Hippo
Sold for R250,360
Lot 53 - Zander Blom (South Africa 1982-) Untitled (1.45)
Sold for R318,640
Lot 54 - Zander Blom (South Africa 1982-) Untitled (1.339)
Sold for R91,040
Lot 55 - Nelson Makamo (South Africa 1982-) Child in Profile
Sold for R113,800
Lot 56 - Nelson Makamo (South Africa 1982-) Grandma's Love
Sold for R91,040
Lot 57 - Nelson Makamo (South Africa 1982-) Anti-Social Selfie
Sold for R193,460
Lot 59 - Bambo Sibiya (South Africa 1986-) Man with radio
Sold for R73,970
Lot 60 - Blessing Ngobeni (South Africa 1985-) Grey Area V
Sold for R73,970
Lot 61 - Samson Bakare (Nigeria 1993-) Simba in Mickey Mouse Top
Sold for R53,935
Lot 62 - Kevin Atkinson (South Africa 1939-2007) Thinking, Feeling, Head, Heart
Estimated at R150,000 - R200,000
Lot 63 - Helmut Starcke (South Africa 1935-2017) Study for 'Vaalputs Madonna'
Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000
Lot 65 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Garibaldi
Sold for R569,000
Lot 67 - Alfred Khumalo (South Africa 1930-2012) Hugh Masekela blowing up a storm, Lesotho, 1981
Sold for R62,590
Lot 71 - Gerald Machona (Zimbabwe 1986-) Bling, Bling, Blood Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Sold for R33,450
Lot 72 - Sue Williamson (South Africa 1941-) The Last Supper at Manley Villa
Sold for R147,940
Lot 75 - David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930-2018) At the Summit Club pool on Claim Street Hillbrow
Estimated at R200,000 - R300,000
Lot 76 - Ayana Vellissia Jackson (United States of America 1977-) Dictatorship (Guerilla)
Sold for R250,360
Lot 77 - Billy Monk (South Africa 1937-1982) Stills from The Catacombs series, fourteen
Estimated at R140,000 - R180,000
