16th Mar, 2022 19:00
Modern and Contemporary Art | Cape Town
68
Kevin Atkinson (South Africa 1939-2007)
Re-Entry
oil on canvas with marble dust
Artwork date: 1986
Signature details: signed and dated bottom right; signed, dated and inscribed with the title on the reverse
Sold for R29,312
Estimated at R25,000 - R35,000
oil on canvas with marble dust
Artwork date: 1986
Signature details: signed and dated bottom right; signed, dated and inscribed with the title on the reverse
(1)
176.5 x 232 cm; framed size: 178 x 234 x 5 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Johannesburg.
Note:
Kevin Atkinson is a major figure in the story of South African art, art history and art education. He was born in Cape Town and, apart from short and frequent sojourns abroad, was based in the city for his entire career. He studied at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, where he became a legendary teacher, inspiring generations of artists, including Lisa Brice, Marlene Dumas (LOT 28) and Kate Gottgens amongst others. He fully engaged his South African context, but he was also a confirmed internationalist, who responded intelligently to the plurality of ideas and styles that characteristed international contemporary art from the mid-1940s. Atkinson admired, met and maintained contact with artist-philosophers Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Beuys, as well as with eminent writers such as Jack Burnham. His remarkable output, which encompasses painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, environments and performance, is the expression of an artist who, in his own words, was “in time, on time, all the time”. [1]
[1] Marilyn Martin (2022), Kevin Atkinson. Exhibition pamphlet. Investec Cape Town Art Fair, SMAC Gallery.
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Auction: Modern and Contemporary Art | Cape Town, 16th Mar, 2022
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.
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