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 3 - Mmakgabo Mapula Helen Sebidi (South Africa 1943-)
Sold for R73,970
Lot 4 - John Koenakeefe Mohl (South Africa 1903-1985)
Sold for R56,900
Lot 6 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R29,588
Lot 7 - Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (South Africa 1886-1957)
Sold for R54,624
Lot 12 - Andy Warhol (United States Of America 1928-1987)
Sold for R523,480
Lot 23 - Gregoire Boonzaier (South Africa 1909-2005)
Sold for R130,870
Lot 30 - Anton Van Wouw (Netherlands 1862-1945)
Sold for R796,600
Lot 34 - Alexander Rose-Innes (South Africa 1915-1996)
Sold for R62,590
Lot 35 - Willem Hermanus Coetzer (South Africa 1900-1983)
Sold for R23,450
Lot 39 - Alexander Rose-Innes (South Africa 1915-1996)
Sold for R136,560
Lot 43 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R31,864
Lot 48 - Walter Whall Battiss (South Africa 1906-1982)
Sold for R398,300