Aspire Art Auctions brought a unique offering to their second auction in the Cape allowing buyers to add quality and rarity to their collections.
Headlining the success of the auction was as a rare intaglio by Alexis Preller, Gold Angel (Arêté), which sold for R4 638 400. The piece was part of Preller’s last body of work shown at the Goodman Gallery in 1975, and took its place alongside the sale of his mid-period work, the exquisite small study Still life with Vase and Carved Head, which sold for R811 720. Other auction highlights included work by contemporary artists Robert Hodgins, Athi-Patra Ruga, Zander Blom, and Penny Siopis and sculpture by Deborah Bell, Willem Boshoff, Wim Botha, and Amadlozi alumnus Sydney Kumalo.
Lot 100 - Harry Stratford (Strat) Caldecott (South African 1886-1929)
Estimated at R200,000 - R300,000
Lot 105 - Alexis Preller (South African 1911–1975)
Sold for R795,760
Lot 106 - Gregoire Boonzaier (South African 1909-2005)
Sold for R45,472
Lot 112 - Adriaan Boshoff (South African 1935-2007)
Sold for R136,416
Lot 114 - Sydney Kumalo (South African 1935–1988)
Sold for R545,664
Lot 117 - Gregoire Boonzaier (South African 1909-2005)
Sold for R62,524
Lot 120 - Ruth Everard Haden (South African 1904-1992)
Sold for R625,240
Lot 124 - Claude Bouscharain (South Africa 1922-2020)
Sold for R159,152
Lot 128 - Alexis Preller (South African 1911-1975)
Sold for R4,547,200
Lot 130 - Sydney Kumalo (South African 1935-1988)
Sold for R409,248
Lot 132 - Robert Hodgins (South African 1920-2010)
Sold for R2,046,240