WIM BOTHA (SOUTH AFRICA 1974-), AFTER IMAGE ,2007
Provenienza : Provenance: Strauss & Co., Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20 May 2019, lot 289. Private Collection, Cape Town. Michael Stevenson, Cape Town.
Exhibited : Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, 'APOCALAGNOSIA: WIM BOTHA', 11 January to 10 February 2007.
Literature : Michael Stevenson Gallery. (2007). 'APOCALAGNOSIA: WIM BOTHA'. 11 January to 10 February 2007. [Exhibition catalogue]. Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, illustrated in colour on pp.15-18.
Note : Notes: In this double-sided work, Wim Botha portrays an unfinished depiction of South Africa’s former coat of arms. Political symbols rendered in a delicately distorted manner are common motifs used by the artist, and this work is a strong example of the artist’s visual language. The reverse of the work shows a phantom-like sketch of a bird of prey, rendered in coffee and water, similar to the artist’s Watermark/Oilstick series of 2003. Collections: The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town.; Johannesburg Art Gallery.; South African Reserve Bank Collection.; Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg and BHP Billiton, Melbourne.
Condition_report : The overall condition is good. Minor surface dirt. Frame abraded in areas.
