Strauss & co - 1 November 2010, Johannesburg

109 181 WilliamMitcheson Timlin south african 1892 – 1943 The Building of a Fairy City, The Cathedral signed, dated 1925, inscribed with the title and with the artist’s owl device mark pen and ink and watercolour 58 by 38,5 cm R130 000 – 160 000 William Timlin started a series of fantasy paintings for a book entitled The Building of a Fairy City . He also wrote the text but never completed the project.