Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993)
'The Mandebele Girls'
signed 'G SEKOTO' (lower left), bears inscription 'THE MANDEBELE GIRLS' (on reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
44 x 36cm (17 5/16 x 14 3/16in).
signed 'G SEKOTO' (lower left), bears inscription 'THE MANDEBELE GIRLS' (on reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
44 x 36cm (17 5/16 x 14 3/16in).
Estimate:
£30,000 - 50,000
ZAR 470,000 - 780,000
US$ 47,000 - 78,000
ZAR 470,000 - 780,000
US$ 47,000 - 78,000
Footnotes
- The above work can be dated to the early 1950s and Lindop's monograph illustrates a similar work Mandebele Woman (p.189). The artist says of this work:
"These were the people with whom I used to live side by side in my youth."
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Barbara Lindop, Gerard Sekoto, (Randburg, 1988)
Category: Fine Art / South African Art
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