Sengifikile ,
Provenance : Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, 2010
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited :
Literature : Sophie Perryer,
Nandipha Mntambo: Standard Bank Young Artist for Visual Art 2011, Cape Town, 2011, illustrated in colour in the catalogue p. 60 (another example)
Notes :
Condition_report : This work was previously exhibited outdoors and displays associated weathering. There are some spots of discoloration on the surface, especially in crevices in the face and in between the hairs of the figure. Light staining visible throughout the back of the sculpture, which is likely due to exposure to liquid. The sculpture is signed, editioned, and dated on the back side under the proper left shoulder. Overall, the sculpture appears to be in very good condition.
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