


Lot 119*
Lucky Madlo Sibiya(South African, 1942-1999)A set of 12 woodcuts from Lucky's 1977 Umabatha series 66 x 48cm (26 x 19in) (sheet size) each unframed
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23 March 2011, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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Lucky Madlo Sibiya (South African, 1942-1999)
A set of 12 woodcuts from Lucky's 1977 Umabatha series
all numbered '10/75' (lower left), signed and dated 'L Sibiya 77' (lower right)
woodcut print
66 x 48cm (26 x 19in) (sheet size) each
unframed
(12)
all numbered '10/75' (lower left), signed and dated 'L Sibiya 77' (lower right)
woodcut print
66 x 48cm (26 x 19in) (sheet size) each
unframed
(12)
Footnotes
Umabatha is a play written by Welcome Msomi and was first produced in the Natal University's open-air theatre in 1970. The play portrays historical Zulu events woven around the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Saleroom notices
The present lot is the second of Sibiya's Umabatha portfolios, which was published by Udo Horstman in Johannesburg.