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Gerard Sekoto(South African, 1913-1993)Portrait of Paul Koston
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Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993)
Portrait of Paul Koston
signed and dated 'G. Sekoto 78' (lower left)
oil on canvas
99 x 71.5cm (39 x 28 1/8in).
signed and dated 'G. Sekoto 78' (lower left)
oil on canvas
99 x 71.5cm (39 x 28 1/8in).
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Paul Koston left South Africa in 1925 and joined the US Merchant Marine, returning to Cape Town around 1930, when he entered the Socialist movement. He was Secretary of the Independent Labour Party, joined the Lenin Club and then the Workers Party of South Africa. For some time he was the party Secretary. Besides his work in the party, he also owned and ran Modern Books, the main outlet for Marxist books in Cape Town.
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