LUCAS SITHOLE
LS6317.1
"Seated figure" ("Thinking"), abt. 1963 - bronze 1st edition - numbers cast not known - meas. n/a
Provenance:
Most likely from the Adler Fielding Galleries, Johannesburg in about 1963
Work illustrated:
"Bantu", Pretoria - June 1976, last page, ill.
SA Vogue - Spring number 1962 p. 43 (ill. to "Great Looks for City Dressing") (pic. Richard Cutler)
Remark from 2010:
This work needs to be reclassified under 1962!
Note:
This bronze appears to have been cast from a sculpture in copper clad wood or cast stone
LS6317.2
"Seated figure" ("Thinking"), abt. 1963 - bronze 2nd edition - numbers cast not known - meas. n/a
Note:
This bronze appears to have been cast later from LS6317.1 - it is recorded as "smooth"
Provenance:
Most likely from the Adler Fielding Galleries, Johannesburg in about 1968
Work exhibited:
London Arts Festival (Contemporary African Arts), Camden Arts Centre, London - 10th August - 8th September, 1969
Work illustrated:
"African Arts" UCLA (ISSN 0001-9933), Vol. 3 No. 3 (Spring 1970), p. 20
Work commented:
Contemporary African Art (Studio International, London), 1969, p. 26
Note:
This work is cast in a similar fashion as LS6301 Series II. - it is possibly an unauthorised cast.
Comments:
Also described as "Crouching figure, right hand holding head" - previously recorded as "Query Q" - the original title given by the artist is not known.
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