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 1 - Walter Whall Battiss(South African 1906-1982)
Sold for R56,840
Lot 7 - Robert Gwelo Goodman (United Kingdom 1871-1939)
Sold for R27,283
Lot 15 - Caroline Van Der Merwe (South Africa 1932-2012)
Sold for R29,557
Lot 16 - Caroline Van Der Merwe (South African 1932-2012)
Sold for R20,492
Lot 22 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R31,830
Lot 23 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R39,788
Lot 24 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R21,078
Lot 38 - George Diederick During (South Africa 1917-1991)
Sold for R23,420
Lot 42 - Wolf Kibel, South African 1903–1938, Mother and Child
Sold for R39,788
Lot 46 - Marianne Podlashuc (South Africa 1932-2006)
Sold for R59,114