Strauss & co - 7 September 2009, Johannesburg

134 120 Lucas Thandokwazi Sithole south african 1931 – 1994 Don’t Leave Me Alone (Musani) (LS7917) painted wood 52 by 67 by 48 cm R100 000 – 150 000 provenance Gallery 21, Johannesburg literature Post, Johannesburg 28.09.1979 (illustrated) The figure is of a blind woman who used to sell oranges outside a Soweto school during breaks and at the end of school. She and her oranges were taken by some children to the school and then taken home again at the end of the day. On one particular day Lucas Sithole was driving past when he heard the woman crying out ‘Musani ukungishiya’ (Don’t leave me behind) as she feared that the children would leave without taking her home.