LUCAS SITHOLE

LS6008 Lucas SITHOLE "African Man", abt. 1960 - indigenous wood 35x11x5 cm excluding base

LS6008

"African Man", abt. 1960 - Indigenous wood - 035x011x005 cm (excluding base)

 

Provenance:

Private Coll., Johannesburg

Previous source: unknown

 

Work on auction:

Bonhams, New Bond Street, London - Sale 18966 - 26th October, 2011 - Lot 420

Graham's Fine Arts Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 19th May, 2010 - Lot 109 - unsold

 

Work illustrated:

On website catalogue of Graham's Fine Arts Auctioneers, Johannesburg - 19th May, 2010 - Lot 109

 

Note:

Until 2010 this work remained unrecorded in the Master Registry, it is of a similar shape as LS6206 documented on http://www.sithole.com/SITHOLE-LS6206.htm. The above title is not the original one given by the artist.

LS6008 Lucas SITHOLE - backview LS6008 Lucas SITHOLE - topview LS6008 Lucas SITHOLE - leftside

The treatment of the hair and the ears indicate this work to be one of the earliest after his transitional period. Its origin is unknown, it may have been acquired by the first owner from the artist directly and never exhibited before.

 

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