Gerard Sekoto (1913-1993)
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n° 77
Gerard Sekoto (South African, 1913-1993) The morning ride
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Prix: 22 860.00 USD
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Estimations(basse-haute) :
20000 GBP-30000 GBP
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Bonhams, Salle de vente
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,Lieu de la vente : London, LDN, UK
Titre de la vente : Modern & Contemporary African Art
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Date de la vente : 03/10/2019
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Détails
Provenance : Provenance Acquired by descent. Private collection, USA. The above work dates from the early years of Sekoto's exile in Paris. He had arrived in the city in 1947 having left South Africa early that year, never to return. Initially he was too poor to buy materials to paint and only survived by playing the piano in bars and bistros. But eventually he managed to hold his first solo exhibition in 1949 at Galérie Else-Clausse and following a favourable review in Time magazine his life improved. A similar work depicting children riding horses can be seen behind the artist in the image from the 1955 Galerie Reflets de Paris exhibition in Vichy. The theme was one that Sekoto returned to many times and six works of a similar title with dates from 1955 to 1970 have been sold in these rooms.
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Condition_report : The work is in original condition though the canvas is a bit slack. As is usual with his works from the 50s there is extensive paint separation and craquelure. There is paint loss to the extremities of the work and a 1cm x 0.5cm area of paint loss (visible in the illustration) just above the horses head.
