5th Nov, 2020 19:00
Aspire X PLP | African Photography Auction 2020
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Chris Ledochowski (South Africa 1956-)
Nelson Mandela delivers his first public speech in 27 years, on the day of his release. City Hall, Grand parade, Cape Town, 11 February 1990.
colour lithograph of hand coloured photograph on BFK Rives cotton mould-made paper
Artwork date: Photograph: 11 February 1990, Colour Lithograph: 2010
Signature details: signed and embossed with the artist's and the Michaelis School of Fine Art chop marks bottom left; accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Edition: number 168 from an edition of 180
Sold for R12,898
Estimated at R8,000 - R12,000
colour lithograph of hand coloured photograph on BFK Rives cotton mould-made paper
Artwork date: Photograph: 11 February 1990, Colour Lithograph: 2010
Signature details: signed and embossed with the artist's and the Michaelis School of Fine Art chop marks bottom left; accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Edition: number 168 from an edition of 180
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image size: 37.5 x 55.5 cm, sheet size: 49.5 x 64 cm, unframed
Notes:
Chris Ledochowski was born in Pretoria and he attended Waterford Kamhlaba School in Swaziland, whereafter he completed his studies in 1980 at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. In the early 1980s, he joined the photographers’ collective Afrapix. Ledochowski’s work focused on the struggles and strife in the township communities on the Cape Flats, as well as the formation of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), related labour unions, and community NGOs within the Western Cape. From the late 1980s, he began documenting the rich creative and cultural expressions in the townships in colour – this work was published in the monograph Cape Flats Details (2003), and exhibited at the 50th Venice Biennale (2003); Stevenson, Cape Town; the Polish Institute, Paris; Visiting Gallery, Warsaw; and Kijk Galerie, Paris. Ledochowski has contributed to numerous group exhibitions and book publications since the 1980s. He has held a number of solo exhibitions locally and abroad. From 1982 to 2019, Ledochowski has worked on the long-term project, Return to Nthabalala, in Venda, Limpopo, soon to be published. A silver print from the original black and white negative was hand coloured by the artist and reproduced in four colours. This colour lithograph edition of 180 was produced by the artist Mandela's release. Apart from depicting Nelson Mandela delivering his first public speech on his release, this iconic photograph represents a historic moment that marked a crucial turning point in the destiny of South Africa. The image has been reproduced in numerous book publications and is included in several museum exhibitions celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela and the struggle against apartheid. It has been acquired by a number of permanent collections, and used as a permanent wall installation by institutions and organisations. There have been many distinguished recipients of the lithograph, including presidents Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama.
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Auction: Aspire X PLP | African Photography Auction 2020, 5th Nov, 2020
A collection of pan-African works, straddling the terrain between historical and contemporary photography, were auctioned to support the digitisation of African photographic legacies by the Photography Legacy Project (PLP). Bidders participated from across Europe, the USA and UK, Asia, Australia and Africa – a testament to Aspire’s increasing global reach and collectors’ enthusiasm for African photography.
The auction included photographic luminaries such as David Goldblatt, Alf Kumalo, G.R. Naidoo, Ranjith Kally and Ian Berry, as well as more contemporary internationally acclaimed photographers like Guy Tillim, Jo Ractliffe, Syowia Kyambi and Mikhael Subotzky. The lead lot, a portfolio of 12 silver gelatin prints from the legendary photographer Ernest Cole’s seminal 1967 book House of Bondage sold for an astounding R569,000 – a new world auction record.
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