Aspire Art Auctions brought a significant double-header of top lot leads to this sale.
Stellar results were achieved for internationally prominent William Kentridge and Alexis Preller, one of South Africa’s most respected and collectable modern artists. Collectors were attracted to Kentridge’s remarkable, Drawing from Stereoscope (Double page, Soho in two rooms) (1999), which sold for R6 600 400, while Preller’s Adam (1972), sold for a world record at R9 104 000. Modern offerings also included works by Peter Clarke, Kenneth Bakker, and Douglas Portway, while the contemporary segment included Moshekwa Langa, Penny Siopis, Simon Stone, Clive van den Berg, and Georgina Gratrix, amongst others.
Lot 59 - Lucas Thandokwazi Sithole (South Africa 1931-1994)
Sold for R96,730
Lot 73 - William Kentridge,Drawing from Stereoscope (Double page, Soho in two rooms)
Sold for R6,600,400
Lot 75 - Robert Hodgins (United Kingdom 1920-2010)
Sold for R853,500
Lot 86 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R569,000
Lot 94 - Douglas Portway (South Africa 1922-1993)
Sold for R136,560