Lot 49
  • 49

LUCAS SITHOLE | Unfriendly Woman ('Nomadolo')

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Lucas Sithole
  • Unfriendly Woman ('Nomadolo')
  • signed (on the base)
  • kiaat wood on liquid metal base 
  • 43 by 10 by 10cm., 17 by 4 by 4in. (including base)

Provenance

Gallery 21, Johannesburg 
Gallery International, Cape Town, 1975 
Acquired by the current owner, Cape Town, 1977

Exhibited

Johannesburg, Gallery 21 
Cape Town, Gallery International, 1975

Condition

The sculpture appears sound. Upon close inspection, there are very light surface marks and wear to the wooden figure in places. Light cracks throughout liquid metal base and associated loss to foot where the wood beneath shows through.
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Catalogue Note

This work was originally recorded as HP2573. Fernand Haenggi's online catalogue raisonnĂ© lists the present work as LS7525.