16th Mar, 2022 19:00
Modern and Contemporary Art | Cape Town
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Sydney Kumalo (South Africa 1935-1988)
Mother and Child
bronze
Artwork date: 1971
Signature details: signed and numbered 7/10 on the left side of base
Exhibited: Circle Gallery, San Diego, Amadlozi Group Exhibition, 2 October to 4 November 1985, exhibited edition unknown.; Jack Gallery, New York, Amadlozi – the spirit of our ancestors, 8 May to 5 June 1985, exhibited edition unknown.; Goodman Gallery at the South African Association of Arts Gallery, Pretoria, Kumalo Solo Exhibition, 1 November to 20 November 1976, edition 4/10 exhibited.
Literature: San Diego Tribune. (2 October 1985). The Determination of South African Art, illustrated in black and white on p.3.; Illustrated in black and white on the invitation for Amadlozi – Spirit of our ancestors’ exhibition invitation, Jack Gallery, New York, 8 May to 5 June 1985.; Fransen, H. (1982). Three Centuries of South African Art. Johannesburg: A. D. Donker Publishing, illustrated in black and white on p.358.
bronze
Artwork date: 1971
Signature details: signed and numbered 7/10 on the left side of base
Exhibited: Circle Gallery, San Diego, Amadlozi Group Exhibition, 2 October to 4 November 1985, exhibited edition unknown.; Jack Gallery, New York, Amadlozi – the spirit of our ancestors, 8 May to 5 June 1985, exhibited edition unknown.; Goodman Gallery at the South African Association of Arts Gallery, Pretoria, Kumalo Solo Exhibition, 1 November to 20 November 1976, edition 4/10 exhibited.
Literature: San Diego Tribune. (2 October 1985). The Determination of South African Art, illustrated in black and white on p.3.; Illustrated in black and white on the invitation for Amadlozi – Spirit of our ancestors’ exhibition invitation, Jack Gallery, New York, 8 May to 5 June 1985.; Fransen, H. (1982). Three Centuries of South African Art. Johannesburg: A. D. Donker Publishing, illustrated in black and white on p.358.
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66 x 26 x 35 cm
Provenance:
Watkins Collection, Cape Town.
Strauss & Co., Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20 May 2019, lot 262.
Note:
This sculpture was conceived by Sydney Kumalo in 1971 and cast in an edition of 10. The Vignali foundry cast edition numbers 1/10 and 2/10 for Egon Guenther (titled Mother and Child II) and edition numbers 3/10 – 8/10 for the Goodman Gallery (titled Mother and Child).
This emotive sculpture is one of Kumalo’s larger works at 66cm in height. Created in 1971, it shows Kumalo at the height of his artistic powers. ‘Seated Woman’ and ‘Mother and Child’ were favoured subjects that Kumalo frequently revisited. Other examples include Mother and Child (Seated) (1970) – an edition of which is in the Homestead Collection assembled by the Norval family and Standing Mother and Child (1971) – an edition of which is in the Egon Guenther Family/Miriam Grech-Cumbo collection.
Casts of this sculpture are in the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley, Northern Cape (edition number 2/10), Pretoria Art Museum (edition number 4/10) and the Saronsberg Art Collection, Tulbagh, Western Cape (edition number unknown).
Visually impressive and powerful, this is one of the most important sculptures from a key period in Kumalo’s working life.
Gavin Watkins
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Auction: Modern and Contemporary Art | Cape Town, 16th Mar, 2022
The collection of 111 works by 74 artists boasts a selection of highly collectable modern and contemporary art-historical treasures. Rare and important pieces by artists including William Kentridge, Marlene Dumas and Robert Hodgins present collectors with a unique opportunity to add significant pieces to their collections. Also on offer are 4 fantastic oil paintings by South African modern master George Pemba and an impressive body of sculptural work, including artists Sydney Kumalo, Edoardo Villa, Bruce Arnott and David Brown.
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