30th Nov, 2022 18:00
20th Century & Contemporary Art
22
David Koloane (South Africa 1938-2019)
Moon and Hillbrow Tower
oil on canvas
Artwork date: 2007-08
Signature details: signed and dated bottom right
Exhibited: Iziko National Gallery, Cape Town; Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg; Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, 'A Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane', 1 June 2019 to 22 February 2020.
Literature: Goniwe, T. (ed). (2019). 'The Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane'. Johannesburg: Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, illustrated in colour on p.86.
Sold for R250,360
Estimated at R200,000 - R300,000
Condition Report
The overall condition is excellent.
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oil on canvas
Artwork date: 2007-08
Signature details: signed and dated bottom right
Exhibited: Iziko National Gallery, Cape Town; Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg; Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, 'A Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane', 1 June 2019 to 22 February 2020.
Literature: Goniwe, T. (ed). (2019). 'The Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane'. Johannesburg: Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, illustrated in colour on p.86.
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142 x 148 cm; framed size: 145.5 x 151.5 x 7.5 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Cape Town.
Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
Notes:
In a walkabout for the 2019 exhibition, A Resilient Visionary: Poetic Expressions of David Koloane, (opening in May at the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town and in October at the Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg), Standard Bank Art Gallery curator Dr Same Ndluli, conveys Johannesburg as Koloane’s ‘muse’. She mentions his daily route to his studio in Fordsburg from his home in Hillbrow, a 4km stretch, rich in history, architecture, and commotion. The evidence of this personal journey is clear in his work through his subject matter, including one of his common motifs and well-known landmark of Johannesburg, the iconic Hillbrow Tower.
The exhibition was curated by art historian and writer Theminkosi Goniwe. Despite spending most of his life in the city, Koloane’s interest in the City of Gold can be described as an avid curiosity. The artist was compelled to explore the streets he knew so well and represented these observations through his layered brushstrokes and detailed landscapes. Goniwe described Koloane: “He was like a flaneur, but not in the conventional, European sense. He delved into the city’s back alleys, he saw and smelt the city, he heard her sounds as he observed the transitions and changes in Jo’burg. But he was not a passive consumer of the city, he was also a participant.”[1]
Micaela Wentzel
[1] Tolsi, N., David Koloane’s art is a love letter to Jo’burg, Mail & Guardian, 4 December 2019, Available at: https://mg.co.za/article/2019-12-04-00-david-koloanes-art-is-a-love-letter-to-joburg/ (Accessed: 1 November 2022).
Collections:
The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, the Dutch Royal Family Collection, The Netherlands; BMW Collection, Germany; Saatchi Gallery, London; Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town and Wits Art Museum, Johannesburg.
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Auction: 20th Century & Contemporary Art, 30th Nov, 2022
The focused sale brings to market 84 highly collectable lots, with the diverse collection showcasing highlights by modern masters including magnificent still-life compositions and a Zanzibari boat scene by Irma Stern, an Alexis Preller abstract and an early JH Pierneef landscape. Also included is a significant collection of celebrated contemporary artists: Mustafa Maluka, David Koloane, Walter Oltmann, Norman Catherine, Willem Boshoff, a rare self-portrait oil by Robert Hodgins as well as a large bronze sculpture by Zanele Muholi, the first of this new body of work to be offered on auction.
The sale features a special selection of artworks by William Kentridge. One of the most celebrated and influential living artists today, his major retrospective exhibition is currently on show at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This is one of the most unique and high-quality Kentridge collections to come to market. Spanning his career and showcasing the many mediums in which he works, the sale features signature charcoal drawings alongside collages, tapestry, prints and sculptures.
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